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If a substance were broken down into 2 different gasses; such as water (H₂0) being broken down to Hydrogen (H₂) and Oxygen (O), it is considered to be which type of change? Physical or Chemical?

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Chemical change

Step-by-step explanation:

The products of this reaction are not the same chemical structure from which they came. Bonds were broken and reformed in the process - a chemical reaction. The products do not behave like the reactant(s).

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