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From the list below, identify which situation(s) contain chemical changes.

I) A pot of water is being heated on a stove. Bubbles form and condensation appears on the lid of the pot.

II) A translucent, blue copper (II) sulfate solution is mixed with another solution and changes to a translucent lighter blue color.

III) Ammonium nitrate solid dissolves in water and feels very cold.

IV) Red and blue paint are mixed together and the color purple appears.

User MarkGr
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Answer:

From the list only III) contains chemical changes:

III) Ammonium nitrate solid dissolves in water and feels very cold.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have four possible situations, we need to study if they are or they are not chemical changes.

I) A pot of water is being heated on a stove. Bubbles form and condensation appears on the lid of the pot. This situation is a physical change, molecules of water are heated and due to it, they move from liquid to gas phase.

II) A translucent, blue copper (II) sulfate solution is mixed with another solution and changes to a translucent light blue color. As the color remains the same, but lighter, we can infer that this process could be a dilution process, and so only changed the concentration of the components. It is not a chemical change.

III) Ammonium nitrate solid dissolves in water and feels very cold. As a solid component is dissolved in water, we can conclude that the chemical bonds of ammonium nitrate are broken, due to it, ions are released into the solution. This is a chemical change.

IV) Red and blue paint are mixed together and the color purple appears. This is a mixture process, and it is only physical.

Finally, we can conclude only situation III) contains chemical changes.

User Jasper B
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Answer:

the answer is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

any change that omits a temperature reaction is a chemical reaction. mixing paint is a physical change as the paint itself is not effected om the chemical level.

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