Is evaporation a physical or chemical change?

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Sophia
May 26, 2017

Physical change

Explanation:

When a liquid evaporates, the chemical makeup of the substance has not been altered. The only change is a change of phase caused by temperature and pressure. Therefore, evaporation, the phase change from liquid to gas, is a physical change.

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