Classify the following processes into physical or chemical changes:

(i) The beating of aluminium metal to make aluminium foil.


(ii) Digestion of food.


(iii) Cutting of a log of wood into pieces.


(iv) Burning of crackers.

(i) Physical change

Beating of aluminium metal to make aluminium foil consist of a change in only shape and size.


(ii) Chemical change


Digestion of food involves various chemical reaction inside our stomach.


(iii) Physical change


Cutting off a log of wood into pieces just changes its physical properties like shape and size. Therefore, it is a physical change.


(iv) Chemical change


Crackers contains substances which are explosive and during burning explosive reaction took place. Hence, it is a chemical change.


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