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Physical Change

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 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.

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