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  • Understanding Physical Changes in Substances: A Comprehensive Guide
    Here are 5 physical changes that can occur to a substance:

    1. Change of State: This is the most common example. Water can exist as a solid (ice), liquid (water), or gas (steam). These are all physical changes because the chemical composition (H₂O) remains the same.

    2. Cutting or Tearing: Cutting a piece of paper into smaller pieces, or tearing a cloth changes its shape and size but not its chemical makeup.

    3. Melting and Freezing: Melting ice into water and freezing water into ice are reversible physical changes.

    4. Boiling and Condensation: Boiling water into steam and then condensing the steam back into water are physical changes.

    5. Dissolving: Dissolving sugar in water is a physical change because the sugar molecules are simply dispersed in the water. They can be recovered by evaporating the water.

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