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  • Physical vs. Chemical Change: Why Bending Car Fenders is Physical
    Pressing car fenders is a physical change, not a chemical change. Here's why:

    * Physical Change: A change in the form or appearance of a substance, but not its chemical composition.

    * Chemical Change: A change where a new substance is formed with different chemical properties.

    Pressing car fenders involves:

    * Shape Change: The metal is bent or reshaped.

    * No New Substance: The metal itself doesn't change its chemical composition. It's still the same type of metal.

    Examples of Chemical Changes:

    * Burning wood (wood turns into ash, carbon dioxide, and other products)

    * Rusting of iron (iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide)

    Therefore, pressing car fenders is a physical change because it only alters the shape of the metal, not its chemical makeup.

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