BASIS FOR COMPARISON | PHYSICAL CHANGE | CHEMICAL CHANGE |
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Meaning | Physical changes are those changes, where there is no change in the mass of the substance . like change of matter like from solid to liquid; liquid to gas or vice versa. | Chemical changes are those changes, where there is the formation of the new substance and such changes are permanent. |
It affects | It affects only physical properties of the material like size, colour and shape, etc. | It affects physical as well as the chemical properties of the material. |
Produces | No new substance is formed. | Chemical changes always produce new substances. |
Energy | There is no energy production during physical changes. | The energy is always required or produced during the chemical changes. |
Reversible/Irreversible | Physical changes are generally reversible. | Chemical changes are irreversible or some time reversible also. |