Question

why is mixing a salad considered a physical change? mixing is another example of a physical change when the substances stay the same and don’t react—they’re just combined. the ingredients stay the same, just combined. the ingredients react to form a new substance. the vegetables turn into something new.

Explanation:

In a physical change, the substances involved do not undergo a chemical reaction to form new substances. When making a salad, the vegetables and other ingredients are simply combined and their chemical identities remain the same. In a chemical change, new substances with different chemical properties are formed through a chemical reaction. Since the salad - making process only involves combining ingredients without a chemical reaction, it is a physical change.

Answer:

The ingredients stay the same, just combined.