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Broken glass is a physical change because the glass does not undergo any chemical changes by being broken. The glass could be returned to its original shape through physical means (melt and reform it). Glass is mostly silicon oxides, and the chemical bonds between the silicon and oxygen (which comprise the bulk of common glass) are not affected by breaking the glass.

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