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If you hit a bat against another object and the bat shatters is that a chemical change?
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No, if a bat shatters upon hitting another object, that is an example of a physical change, not a chemical change. A physical change involves a change in the physical properties of a substance, such as its shape, size, or state of matter, without altering its chemical composition. In this case, the bat's material is broken into pieces, but its chemical structure remains the same.
A chemical change, on the other hand, involves a transformation that results in the formation of new substances with different chemical properties, such as when wood burns to produce ash, smoke, and gases. Shattering involves no such transformation of the bat's material into new substances.
A chemical change, on the other hand, involves a transformation that results in the formation of new substances with different chemical properties, such as when wood burns to produce ash, smoke, and gases. Shattering involves no such transformation of the bat's material into new substances.