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Physical Change

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A physical change is any change not involving a change in the substance's chemical identity. Here changes occur in physical properties such as shape, size, state or phase.

AP course connection

Topic 4.1: 4.1 Introduction to Reactions

Unit 4

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