Question

Which type of change must occur to form a compound? (1) chemical (3) nuclear(2) physical (4) phase?

Answer 1

Let's go through each of the answers and think about why they work or don't work.

Chemical forms compounds.

Nuclear changes the element completely. We're going to use the sun as an example. The sun is in a state of plasma. It's really hot and has all these particles hitting into each other. The nucleus' of atoms are hitting into each other forming larger elements. It's real crazy. Nuclear is not correct.

Physical cannot form a compound.

Answer 2

The correct answer is (1) Chemical

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound is the result of two or more chemical elements that bond to form new substances; for example, water is a compound because this contains two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. Moreover, compounds are the result of a chemical change that occurs as two or more substances interact in a chemical reaction, and this leads to the formation of bonds between the substances or the formation of compounds.

On the other hand, a physical change involves only a change in the state of the matter and a nuclear change leads to a change in the atom rather. Thus, the type of change that must occur to form a compound is a chemical change.