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Which is the best example and explanation that a physical change has occurred?

fireworks exploding, because energy is released as light and heat
gasoline burning, because it forms water vapor and carbon dioxide
O crushing an ice cube, because the chemical structure of the ice cube is changed
dicing potatoes, because the molecules are separated but remain the same substance

Which is the best example and explanation that a physical change has occurred? fireworks-example-1
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For the people wondering, yes, dicing potatoes is the correct answer. Because a new substance has not formed.

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dicing potatoes, because the molecules are separated but remain the same substance

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