It's Peggy Sue's birthday and she's about to blow out the candles on her cake. Brother Roger stops the party when he shouts: "Look at that! Chemical and physical changes taking places on your birthday cake!"

How would you respond to Roger?

A) Roger is incorrect. The melting wax is a physical change but there is no chemical change taking place.

B) Roger is correct. Lighting the match is a chemical change and burning the candles is a physical change.

C) Roger is correct. The melting wax is a physical change and the burning candle wick is a chemical change.

D) Roger is incorrect. Only a chemical change is taking place as evidenced by the light and heat of the burning candles.

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Ethen Nolan

Chemistry

19 November, 07:37

It's Peggy Sue's birthday and she's about to blow out the candles on her cake. Brother Roger stops the party when he shouts: "Look at that! Chemical and physical changes taking places on your birthday cake!"

How would you respond to Roger?

A) Roger is incorrect. The melting wax is a physical change but there is no chemical change taking place.

B) Roger is correct. Lighting the match is a chemical change and burning the candles is a physical change.

C) Roger is correct. The melting wax is a physical change and the burning candle wick is a chemical change.

D) Roger is incorrect. Only a chemical change is taking place as evidenced by the light and heat of the burning candles.

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Esperanza Downs · Answer 1

This example is an controversial matter because melting an candle is considered as both physical change and chemical change because no new substances were made by melting an candle. The final answer is C.