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Question
What will you take into account while identifying the following?
A physical change in a substance.
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Solution
Physical changes are those changes in which only the forms of substances get modified; the chemical natures and compositions of the substances involved are not altered.
Characteristics:
- No new substance is formed during a physical change.
- Most physical changes can be reversed easily.
- The chemical composition of a substance undergoing physical change remains the same.
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