Let's fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms—chemical change or physical change:
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The statement "The chemical bonds between atoms are broken and rearranged to form new substances" describes a chemical change.
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The statement "A change in the appearance or state of a substance without any change in its chemical composition" describes a physical change.
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When iron rusts, it undergoes a chemical change because new substances (iron oxide) are formed.
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When iron is smelted, it undergoes a physical change because its state changes from solid to liquid.
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The boiling of water is an example of a physical change because the state of the water changes from liquid to gas.
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Cooking an egg is an example of a chemical change because the proteins in the egg undergo a chemical transformation that creates new substances.
So the answers in order are: chemical change, physical change, chemical change, physical change, physical change, chemical change.