{"id":8819,"date":"2021-03-02T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8819"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:39:10","slug":"what-is-a-physical-phange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-physical-phange\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a physical phange?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8819\" class=\"elementor elementor-8819\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4d95aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4d95aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b20d308\" data-id=\"b20d308\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd676fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd676fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c7b2ae\" data-id=\"3c7b2ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe89707 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fe89707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Matter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2315e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2315e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-matter-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8829 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is matter?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8830 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-solid\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a solid?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8831 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-liquid\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a liquid?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8837 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-gas\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a gas?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8832 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/changing-states-of-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Changing states of matter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8833 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/behavior-of-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Behavior of Matter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8834 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-physical-phange\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a physical phange?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8835 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-chemical-change\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a chemical change?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb9928 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9eb9928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381ac10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"381ac10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2adced1\" data-id=\"2adced1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8225a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8225a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Physical Change?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73ddcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73ddcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In a physical change, the internal make-up of the object (molecules) stays the same, even after the change \u2014 only its form changes. The resulting element can be reversed into the object before. Changes that can be reversed are called&nbsp;<b><i>Reversible Change.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a physical change,<b><i>&nbsp;the state, shape, or size<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;of the object is changed.&nbsp;<b><i>Pressure, temperature, or motion<\/i><\/b>&nbsp;can bring about a physical change.<\/p>\n<h5><b><i>Change in state<\/i>:&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Put some water into a plastic cup and place it in the freezer. After some time the water changes into ice, right?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">The water moved from a&nbsp;<b>liquid state to a solid state.&nbsp;<\/b>With a bit of heat energy, the ice will melt back into the water. Note that the stuff that water is made up of, hydrogen and oxygen, did not change, but its state changed from liquid to ice and back to liquid.<\/p>\n<h5><b><i>Change in shape<\/i>: <\/b>Take a sheet of paper and crush it in your hands. Notice how the shape changed from a sheet into a small ball in your hands? This physical change resulted from the pressure you applied to it.<\/h5>\n<h5><i><b>Change in size:<\/b><\/i>&nbsp;If the piece of paper is ripped apart, there is going to be a change in its size too.<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sometimes, physical change can involve a color change too, even though we don\u2019t like to use color change in explaining a physical change. This is because applying paint or color to an object technically means adding another matter to it. A real color change will be a result of a chemical change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>IMPORTANT NOTES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>In a physical change, no new kinds of particles are produced even though the particles can move closer together or farther apart, or they may mix with particles of other substances.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>DID YOU KNOW&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>When you put sugar in water, it dissolves. It is a physical change because the sugar particles mix with the water particles, but molecule make-up does not change. 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