Question
Explain why burning of wood and cutting it into small pieces are considered as two different types of changes?
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Answer
Burning of wood is a chemical change, while cutting of wood is a physical change because during burning, new substances are formed. After burning, we cannot get original substance (i.e. wood) back. Cutting of wood into small pieces is a physical change because no new substance is formed.
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