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Not necessarily. When ice melts into water, its appearance changes, since ice is a solid and water is a liquid, but that's a physical change. Both water and ice are H2O, so the chemical composition does not change, making it a physical change and not a chemical change. However, when iron reacts with oxygen to produce rust, its appearance also changes. You end up with iron oxide (a.k.a. rust) which has a different chemical composition than just iron and just oxygen. That's a chemical change. If you end up with something new that you didn't have before, it's a chemical change.

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What are the two types of changes that chemists are primarily interested in?

Chemists are primarily interested in studying physical changes, which involve a change in appearance or state of matter without a change in composition, and chemical changes, which involve a change in the chemical composition of a substance.


What are two kind of changes in matter?

Two types of changes in matter are physical changes and chemical changes. Physical changes involve a change in appearance, such as a change in shape or state, without forming new substances. Chemical changes involve a rearrangement of atoms to form new substances with different chemical properties.


Is turning cloudy a chemical change?

A solution turning cloudy is evidence of a chemical change.


How can you recognize physical and chemical changes?

Physical changes can be recognized by changes in the appearance, shape, or state of a substance without changing its chemical composition. Examples include melting, freezing, or dissolving. Chemical changes, on the other hand, involve the formation of new substances with different chemical properties. Signs of chemical changes include color changes, gas production, heat release or absorption, and formation of a precipitate.


Differences between physical and chemical changes?

Well, darling, a physical change involves a change in appearance, like cutting a piece of paper, while a chemical change involves a change in composition, like burning that paper to ash. So, in simpler terms, physical changes are like a makeover, just changing the looks, while chemical changes are like a complete transformation, changing what's on the inside. Just remember, physical changes are skin-deep, but chemical changes go straight to the core.

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What is the different of physical change to chemical change?

A physical change is one where just the appearance of something changes and a chemical change is where the genetic makeup of something changes.


What is one major difference in a physical change and a chemical change is?

Physical change, changes the appearance or the surface. Chemical change, changes the minerals inside the object. Physical deals with the appearance and the surface. Chemical changes the structure of the minerals inside the object.


Is it true only chemical changes involve a change in appearance?

yes


What are the two types of changes that chemists are primarily interested in?

Chemists are primarily interested in studying physical changes, which involve a change in appearance or state of matter without a change in composition, and chemical changes, which involve a change in the chemical composition of a substance.


What are two kind of changes in matter?

Two types of changes in matter are physical changes and chemical changes. Physical changes involve a change in appearance, such as a change in shape or state, without forming new substances. Chemical changes involve a rearrangement of atoms to form new substances with different chemical properties.


What can indicate a physical or chemical change?

Physical changes can be indicated by changes in appearance, texture, size, or state of matter without altering the chemical composition. Chemical changes, on the other hand, can be indicated by the formation of new substances, changes in color, temperature, odor, or the production of gas.


Different between physical and chemical change?

In a physical change the object changes appearance but in a chemical change the object turns into something different with different properties.


Is turning cloudy a chemical change?

A solution turning cloudy is evidence of a chemical change.


Chemical changes can be reserved by physical change?

No, chemical changes cannot be reversed by physical changes. Chemical changes involve the formation of new substances with different properties, while physical changes only affect the state or appearance of a substance without changing its chemical composition. Once a chemical change occurs, it cannot be undone by a physical change.


Is whipping cream for a cake a chemical or physical change?

physical; it changes only in appearance, not chemical structure :)


Is flettening a chemical change?

No, flattening is a physical change, not a chemical change. A chemical change involves a change in the chemical composition of a substance, whereas flattening simply changes the shape or appearance of the object.


How can you recognize physical and chemical changes?

Physical changes can be recognized by changes in the appearance, shape, or state of a substance without changing its chemical composition. Examples include melting, freezing, or dissolving. Chemical changes, on the other hand, involve the formation of new substances with different chemical properties. Signs of chemical changes include color changes, gas production, heat release or absorption, and formation of a precipitate.