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Question

Step Procedure
1 Crush 5 grams of salt into a fine powder.
2 Transfer the powder to a beaker filled with 30 milliliters of liquid water.
3 Place the beaker on a hot plate and stir to dissolve the powder.
4 Boil water until all of the liquid water evaporates and the solid salt is left in the beaker.

Which BEST describes the change that occurred?
A.

physical change because the atoms rearranged to form a new substance
B.

chemical change because dissolving a solid into a liquid cannot be reversed
C.

chemical change because the state of the salt changed from solid to liquid when dissolved
D.

physical change because the chemical properties of the salt and water remained the same

Answer 1

D. physical change because the chemical properties of the salt and water remained the same