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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A clay snake is made from a ball of clay:
A
Physical Change
B
Chemical Change
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moulding of clay is a physical change since only the shape and size of clay is changed and there is no formation of a new substance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The potter then bakes the pots in an oven that makes the clay to becomes hard and brittle. Thus, there is a change in the internal structure of clay which makes soft clay hard and brittle. This is a chemical change which is irreversible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cutting of paper into pieces is a physical change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Melting is an example of a physical change. A physical change is a change to a sample of matter in which some properties of the material change, but the identity of the matter does not. When we heat the liquid water, it changes to water vapor.

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