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Question 2Which of the following is a chemical change?O tearing a piece of paperO water boilingO burning paperadding food coloring to water1 pts

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Answer:

Burning paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that a chemical change represents the change in the chemical composition of matter, the opposite case would be a physical change, which doesn't relate to the composition of matter, its composition remains the same during the change, so let's analyze each case:

- Tearing a piece of paper would be a physical change, because paper is still being paper in the process.

- Water boiling would be a physical change too, because water just changes its phase, but not its chemical composition.

- Burning paper represents a chemical change, because 'burning' is the reaction of a substance with oxygen (usually), to produce another type of substances such as carbon dioxide.

- Adding food coloring to water is a dissolution, which doesn't represent a chemical change because there is no change in the chemical structure of water and food coloring.

Based on this logic, the answer would be that a chemical change would be burning paper.

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