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which of the following is an example of a physical change?
grinding coffee beans
baking a cake
converting water to hydrogen and oxygen
burning coal
A physical change alters the form or appearance of a substance without changing its chemical composition. Grinding coffee beans only changes their physical form from whole beans to powder. Baking a cake involves chemical reactions between ingredients. Converting water to hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical decomposition reaction. Burning coal is a combustion reaction, a chemical change.
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