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The ability of sodium chloride to dissolve in water is an example of a (D, right?)

chemical property.

chemical change.

physical property.

physical change.

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D) Physical Change, I would argue, because you can reverse this change by boiling off (evaporating) the water. But there are arguments for both physical and chemical change being what occurs.

A physical change results in a change of the material's appearance, but no new chemical products result. A chemical change involves a chemical reaction, with new substances produced as a result of the change.
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