Two friends are discussing physical and chemical changes. Isabela says that when you eat, it is a physical change because when you chew, the food is only changed into smaller pieces. Mirabel says that when you eat, it is a chemical change because your body digests the food as the chemicals in your body break down the food into energy. Who is right?(1 point)

Question

Two friends are discussing physical and chemical changes. Isabela says that when you eat, it is a physical change because when you chew, the food is only changed into smaller pieces. Mirabel says that when you eat, it is a chemical change because your body digests the food as the chemicals in your body break down the food into energy. Who is right?(1 point)
Responses

Mirabel
Mirabel

Isabela
Isabela

Neither girl is correct
Neither girl is correct

Both girls are correct
Both girls are correct

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Mirabel is correct. Eating involves a chemical change as the food is broken down by the body's enzymes into simpler substances for energy.