PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL CHANGES
Classify the following changes as either chemical or physical.
Explain your reason for choosing that kind of change.
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Steel wool turned the blackened pot silver |
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Lightning flashed across the sky |
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Acid caused the limestone to fizz |
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The wooden steps rotted |
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Lemon juice turned the tea cloudy |
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A puddle of gasoline dried, but left a bad odor |
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Gravy in the refrigerator gelled |
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A blue-green lobster turned red as it cooked |
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A cavity formed in a tooth |
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Flash cameras flashed after the wedding |
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Ice cubes shrink in the freezer |
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A raw egg became a cooked egg |
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A piece of paper became ash |
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Mothballs gradually disappeared |
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The steel railing rusted |
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A silver spoon tarnished |
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The copper pot turned green |
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A rubber band is stretched |
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The baseball smashed the window |
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| The cake batter became cake after being baked |