Maria is bored over the weekend and decides to mix salt and sugar together. Is she causing a physical or chemical change? (1 point)

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This is a physical change because the salt and sugar dissolve in water.
This is a physical change because the salt and sugar dissolve in water.

This is a physical change because the salt and sugar grains do not change.
This is a physical change because the salt and sugar grains do not change.

This is a chemical change because the salt and sugar molecules change.
This is a chemical change because the salt and sugar molecules change.

This is a chemical change because the salt and sugar grains change state.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

This is a physical change because the salt and sugar grains do not change.

Mixing salt and sugar together is a physical change because the individual substances retain their chemical identities and can be separated by physical methods, like dissolving or filtering.