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An aspirin is crushed into fine power. Is this a physical or chemical change?

Answer 1

physical

A physical change does not result in a change in the chemical composition.

There is no chemical change that occurs when aspirin is crushed; the molecules in the small structures of the powered aspirin remain the same as they are in the entire pill.

Crushing aspirin is a physical process because there is no chemical reaction or change in the composition of crushed aspirin compared to uncrushed aspirin.

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Answer 2

Ellie Andrews

An aspirin undergoes a physical, not a chemical, change when it is crushed into fine powder.

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