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what is the essential difference between a physical change and a chemical change of wax in a burning candle?

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The burning of wax forms new compounds, while the melting of wax does not.

Melted wax can be separated into other substances while solid wax cannot.

A higher temperature is needed for the physical change of melting wax.

Melted wax is a different phase of matter than solid wax.

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