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Define a Chemical Change. Give Two Examples of the Above Changes.

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Define a chemical change. Give two examples of the above changes.

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A permanent change in which new substances are formed whose composition and properties are completely different from those of the original 
substances.

Chemical change:
(i) Burning of wood.
(ii) Breathing.

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