Classify the following as physical or chemical changes:
c) A magnet attracting iron nails

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Solution

A change where the physical properties of matter change, is known as physical change.
A magnet attracting the iron nails is a physical change as it does not involve any new compound formation.
The iron nails can be separated by the magnet.
It is a reversible process that is a characteristic of physical change.
It does not involve a change in the identity of the compound.

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