Ten processes commonly encountered in the household are listed below.

CHEMISTRY · Multi-part · AP · Chemistry · Chemical Reactions · Chemical Reactions

Problem

Ten processes commonly encountered in the household are listed below. (a) Categorize each of the ten processes into one of three bins: Physical Change, Chemical Change, or Ambiguous/Gray Area. Display your classification in a three-column chart. (b) Choose TWO processes you placed in the Ambiguous/Gray Area. For EACH, construct an argument that justifies why reasonable chemists might disagree about its classification, citing both intramolecular and intermolecular interactions.

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