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Is using matches to light a candle physical or chemical change ?

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Chemical change because the wax particles are changing
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Answer:

It's a chemical change.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process of burning (as opposed to evaporating) is a chemical reaction, a chemical change. The wax molecules are undergoing a chemical change; they are changing into different molecules by reacting with a substance in the air.

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