When a can is crushed does it go through a physical change or a chemical change?

Answer 1

Yes, a crushed can has chemical properties. They are the same as those of the can before crushing. Crushing a can is a physical reaction and not a chemical one. For instance, if a soup can is made of steel, the steel can be chemically attacked by something like sulfuric acid. And this is true whether the can is crushed or not.

Answer 2

physical because its still a can and can go back to its original form

Answer 3

its a physical change because the substance does NOT change. You can crush it as much as u want its still a can

Answer 4

A can getting crushed undergoes a physical change

Answer 5

Physical because you are doing it yourself which makes it physical. If it were to be chemical you would have to burn the can so it is physical.

Answer 6

Crushing does not change the can into something else. It's still a can, so it's just a physical change.

Answer 7

When a can is crushed, it undergoes a physical change. The particles in the can are rearranged, but no new substances are formed.

Answer 8

Crushing is a physical process.

Answer 9

physical