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Are the changes from a to b and from b to c physical or chemical changes?

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A = ice
B = water
C = steam

Are the changes from a to b and from b to c physical or chemical changes? explain-example-1
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Answer:

They are physical changes.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because there in no chemical reaction taking place, just a physical change.

A physical change in a change in which the chemical structure of the substance does not change. Ice, water and steam are all the same on a molecular level, thus changing from ice to water or from water to steam are physical changes.

A chemical change is a change in which the chemical structure of the substance undergoes a change, since this does not happen going for A to B or B to C they are not chemical changes.

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