# Physical vs Chemical Changes

Distinguish between physical changes (reversible, no new substances formed) and chemical changes (new substances formed, often irreversible), using conservation of mass to understand both types

Builds on: The Particle Model (soft, https://ai.page/c/the-particle-model/en.md), Conservation of Mass (hard, https://ai.page/c/conservation-of-mass/en.md), Irreversible Changes (hard, https://ai.page/c/irreversible-changes/en.md), Reversible Changes (hard, https://ai.page/c/reversible-changes/en.md), Atoms, Elements & Compounds (hard, https://ai.page/c/atoms-elements-and-compounds/en.md)

Concept id: physical-vs-chemical-changes. Subject: science. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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