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Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Physical or Chemical Change? (HEATING ZnO)

Hypothesis: Heat is being absorbed and it can't be easily reversed back to a powder so that would make it a chemical change.

Equipment: Sample of ZnO, Hotplate, Scales, Heatproof container, Tongs, Heatproof mat.

Method:

1 Get a sample of ZnO in an evaporating dish

2 Weigh the ZnO and container then record weight

3 Heat container and ZnO on the hotplate 

4 Observe any changes

5 Take off heat and put on a heatproof mat

6 Let it cool

7 Reweigh

After awhile of heating it up, it started changing colour. it changed to a light yellow and as it got hotter it became more orange. So in conclusion, it is a physical change because it easily reversed back to white when it cooled down. At first, I thought it would've been physical but then I though that it probably wouldn't easily be reversed.

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