CBSE Class 7 Science Question 5 of 11

Changes Around Us Physical and Chemical — Question 5

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Are the changes of water to ice and water to steam, physical or chemical? Explain.
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Both, the change of water to ice and water to steam are physical changes. In both processes, the chemical composition of water remains the same; only its state changes from liquid to solid (ice) or from liquid to gas (steam). No new substance is formed which is a characteristic of physical changes.