- Typically, a physical change is seen when something melts, freezes, condenses, breaks, crushes, cuts, or bends.
- Powdering sugar, slicing, shredding, grating fruits and vegetables, and making gold ornaments are all examples of physical changes. All of these are physical changes because the original substance is unchanged but in a different form.
- Physical changes include all reversible and some irreversible changes. Melting butter, for example, is reversible and a physical change because there is only a state change from solid to liquid form. Glass breaking is an irreversible physical change because glass cannot be reconstituted to its original shape. Regardless, it is still glass in both forms.
- A physical change is one in which no new substances are formed and can be reversed by reversing the conditions.
- Physical Change Examples
- Creating a salt and sugar solution
- Salt and sugar crystal crushing
- Crushing chalk stick
- Iron magnetization
- the process of boiling water to produce steam
