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which can occur in a physical change?
the mass can increase.
the particles can arrange in different ways.
the mass can decrease.
the atoms can bond to different atoms.
A physical change only alters the physical state or arrangement of matter, not its chemical composition or total mass. Mass is conserved in physical changes, so mass increase/decrease does not occur. Atoms bonding to different atoms is a chemical change, as it forms new substances. Rearranging particles (e.g., solid to liquid) is a physical change.
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The particles can arrange in different ways.