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Which of these most likely represents a chemical change?

water boiling
sugars digested by saliva
mud drying to dirt
ice cream melting

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Sugar digested by saliva
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Answer: sugars digested by saliva.

Step-by-step explanation:
An enzyme called salivary amylase helps in the breakdown of sugar into small particles. This enzyme affects the sugar for a small period of time in the mouth.
Once, salivary amylase reaches the stomach it becomes inactive because of the acid present in stomach. Further, this acid breaks the sugar molecules and these molecules are sent to the intestine for further reaction.
Thus, we can conclude that sugars digested by saliva is a chemical change.
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