Which of the following is a physical change

A. Iron rusting under water
B. Copper turning green in the air
C. Liquid nitrogen changing into nitrogen gas
D. Sodium and chlorine producing sodium chloride

Respuesta :

B. Copper turning green in the air.

A physical change is a change that changes the characteristics of something without creating a new substance

When the iron rusts under water it creates a new substance which is rust so it wouldn’t be this one.

The liquid nitrogen changed into nitrogen gas which is a new substance so it would be this one.

And the sodium and chlorine produces a new substance (sodium chloride) so it wouldn’t be this one.

When the copper turned green it did not create a new substance it simply changed the color of the copper so it would be this one.