Physical changes involve states of matter and energy.

No new substance is created during

a physical change, although the matter takes a different form. The size, shape, and color of
matter may change. Also, physical changes occur when substances are mixed, but don't
chemically react. One way to identify a physical change is that such a changes may be
reversible, especially phase changes. For example, if you freeze an ice cube, you can melt
it into water again.

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crushing a can

2.

melting an ice cube

3.

boiling water

4.

mixing sand and water

5.

breaking a glass

6.

dissolving sugar and water

7.

shredding paper

8.

chopping wood

9.

mixing red and green marbles

10.

sublimating dry ice

Chemical changes involve chemical reactions and the creation of new products. Typically, a
chemical change is irreversible. In contrast,physical changes do not form new products and
are reversible.This is a list of more than 10 examples of chemical changes.

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2.

rusting of iron
combustion (burning) of wood

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4.

metabolism of food in the body

mixing an acid and a base, such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) andsodium

hydroxide (NaOH)
5.
cooking an egg
6.
7.

digesting sugar with the amylase in saliva

mixing baking soda and vinegar to produce carbon dioxide gas

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9.

baking a cake
electroplating a metal

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11.

using a chemical battery

explosion of fireworks

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13.

rotting bananas
grilling a hamburger

14.

milk going sour

Static electricity is an imbalance of electriccharges within or on the surface of a

material. Thecharge remains until it is able to move away by means of
an electric current or electrical discharge.
An electric circuit is a path which electrons from a voltage or current source
flow. Electriccurrent flows in a closed path called anelectric circuit. The point where
those electrons enter an electrical circuit is called the "source" of electrons.