Do chemical properties change when water boils?
No, because chemical properties are things that, by definition, remain the same even when matter experiences physical changes.
Water undergoes a phase change when it boils, which is a physical change because the substance is still essentially water; the molecules are just arranged differently. During a phase change, the intermolecular forces holding molecules together break apart and the molecules separate.
Chemical changes are defined as those that genuinely alter a molecule's composition; for example, adding oxygen bonds or dissolving the water molecule itself. Chemical reactions are necessary for these kinds of changes to occur rather than just phase changes.
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No, boiling water does not change the chemical makeup of water; boiling water only causes a temperature increase that changes the physical state of water from liquid to gas (water vapor).
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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