When something is boiling, its phase changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase; no chemical bonds are broken; molecules become farther removed from each other; and the transition qualifies as a physical change.
Why boiling is chemical change?
In chemical processes (reactions) new substances appear, while in physical process, like boiling no new substance appears. Both liquid and gas is the same substance (water H2O).
Is liquid boiling a chemical change?
The boiling of water is not a chemical change as there is no change in the chemical properties of water. Only the physical properties are changed on boiling. No new product is formed on boiling.
Is boiling a change?
The change from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase occurs when the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure exerted on the liquid. Boiling is a physical change and molecules are not chemically altered during the process.
What kind of change is boiling?
Physical: boiling and melting are physical changes. When water boils no bonds are broken or formed.
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