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Physical & Chemical Changes

How changes are classified — fast or slow, reversible or permanent — and how a physical change differs from a chemical change that forms new substances.

What this chapter covers

  1. Types of Changes

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    • Types of ChangesFast or slow, reversible or permanent.
    • Physical vs ChemicalThe chapter's main classification of changes.
  2. Physical Change

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    • Definition and ExamplesNo new substance; composition unchanged.
    • Physical Changes that Support and Sustain LifeWater cycle; evaporation cools the environment.
  3. Chemical Change

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    • Definition and ExamplesNew substances form; irreversible, permanent.
    • Energy Changes in a Chemical ReactionBreaking bonds absorbs, forming releases energy.

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What happens to the composition of a substance when it undergoes a physical change?

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