The burning of a wood is:

a physical change

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a chemical change

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a physical and a chemical change

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biological change

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Solution

The correct option is B
a chemical change

The burning of wood is a chemical change as new substances which cannot be changed back (e.g. carbon dioxide) are formed. For example, if a wood is burned in a fireplace, there is not wood anymore but ash.

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