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A chemical change is a process by which one or more chemicals become different chemicals. So, burning is a classic example of this. Methane, when burned, combines with oxygen to form water and carbon dioxide. Two chemicals become two other chemicals. In comparison, in a physical change the chemical identity remains the same even though physical attributes change. If I saw a piece of wood in half, the wood has changed, but it is still wood. I just have two pieces instead of one.

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