Is a match being lit a physical or chemical change?

Answer 1

A burning match is a chemical change. Burning anything is a chemical change because it forms a new substance. A physical change just alters the shape or appearance of a substance. For example, burning wood turns it into ash, a new substance, so its a chemical change. Cutting a piece of wood in half changes how it looks, but its still the same substance as before, just separated into two pieces.

There are three common types of evidence of a chemical change. 1. A change in color due to a reaction with another substance. The match is reacting with fire and oxygen. 2. The production of a gas. the match gives off a smoke. 3. Formation of a precipitate or a solid that forms and saparates from a liquid mixture. burning a match does not form a precipitate, but adding acid to milk causes the proteins in the milk to undergo a chemical change that alters their structure, so they clump together.

* A burning match is an example of a chemical reaction in progress. When the matchstick burns, oxygen from the air is used, mainly to form water vapor and carbon dioxide. The smoke that is generated, is a complex mixture of gases and small particles from the matchstick.

Answer 2

thts involves both chem n phyc change.whn striking a match aginst a rough surface produces heat through friction,n tht involves phy change as seen by the eye,whl th effect caused by burning is a chem change..coz anything tht cannt b reversed is a chem change whc is seen aftr th burning hs taken place.

Answer 3

Any chemical reaction, any change, after the contact of a burning match with the majority of metals and alloys.

Answer 4

Rubbing is a physical action; but after this chemical reactions occur.

Answer 5

The first step (rubbing) is a physical process.

Answer 6

Neither, it is just a bizarre question.

Answer 7

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