You pick up an ice cream sandwich from the school cafeteria and you stick it in your hoodie pocket so your hands are free to hand the cash over to the cafeteria work. You run into your chem lab partner on your way to your seat and he tells you your homework is due next period. You forget all about your ice cream until you pull the plastic full of mush out of your pocket later that afternoon. Is a chemical or physical change?

I believe that it’s a chemical change bc even though one of the causes was because u put the ice cream in ur pocket, it’s a chemical change bc since the ice cream is made of ice, your body heat and the temperature of ur surroundings makes the ice cream melt! I hope this helped u understand the question!

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kumaripoojavt kumaripoojavt · Answer 2 · 2022-05-17T05:05:25+02:00

Melting ice cream in the pocket is a physical change and can be reversed into its original state.

What is a physical and chemical change?

In a physical change the nature of the substance, the particles of which it is composed and the numbers of particles remain unchanged. In a chemical change, the properties of the new substances are different from the original, the particles are different and the number of particles can change.

PHYSICAL CHANGES

No new substance is formed in a physical change and is a temporary change ( it can be reversed) except in some cases like cutting paper

Very little heat or light is usually absorbed or given out

The mass of a substance does not alter in a physical change

CHEMICAL CHANGES

A new substance is formed in a chemical change and is a permanent change ( is usually irreversible)

A lot of heat or light energy is absorbed or given out

The mass of a substance does alter in a chemical change

Hence, melting ice cream in the pocket is a physical change and can be reversed into its original state.

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