General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07351-124-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-124-5

Chapter 1 - Matter and Measurement - Problems - Page 29: 1.41

Answer

A physical change has occurred.

Work Step by Step

The molecules shown remain the same in the first and second figure. The figure indicates a state change from a solid to a gas. State changes are always physical, because they do not involve a chemical change of substance.
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