Water evaporates from a puddle on the sidewalk on a hot summer day. is this a physical or chemical change? in this change is water absorbing energy from the surroundings, or releasing energy to the surroundings?

It is a chemical change. in this change water is absorbing energy.

Explanation:

this process is a chemical change as water is changing from

liquid to gaseous state. also water is absorbing heat energy so as to increase its temperature to boiling point and getting evaporated,

law of conservation of matter

it is stable as it is in group 0 which have full outer shells of electrons