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How would you classify the following events?

Event 1: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius

Event 2: A nail rusts when left outdoors

Event 1 is an example of a chemical change and Event 2 is an example of a

physical change.

Event 1 is an example of a chemical change and Event 2 is an example of a chemical change.

Event 1 is an example of a physical change and Event 2 is an example of a chemical change.

Event 1 is an example of a physical change and Event 2 is an example of a physical change.

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Answer: Event 1 is an example of a physical change and Event 2 is an example of a chemical change.

Explanation: Physical change is one in which there is no change in chemical composition of the substance. There is only a change in phase change.

Chemical change is a change in which there is a change in chemical composition and there might or might not be a phase change.

On Boiling, the water molecules remain bonded in the same form and only covert from liquid to gaseous form, thus is a physical change.

On Rusting of iron nail, the iron changes to iron oxide by combining with oxygen, there is a rearrangement of atoms and thus is a chemical change.


Fe+O_2+H_2O\rightarrow Fe_2O_3.xH_2O

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