The process of freezing is an example of a physical change even though water and ice have different properties, why?

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Freezing of water is a physical change because only the physical state of water is changed; i.e. water is converted into ice.
Because not new substance is form in process of freezing.
The molecular structure is not changed or the molecules of matter are even retained in the ice. Even though their properties are different.

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