In this lab, you will do experiments to identify types of changes. Using the question format you learned (shown above), write an investigative question that you can answer by doing these experiments. Lab question: How can you distinguish a physical change from a chemical change?

a physical change does not change the composition (what it's made of) as a chemical change would.

ca has a crystalline lattice with positive ions (since it is a metal, metals are positively charged) and electrons flow freely in its structure since the ca atoms have a large nuclear radius so the electrons are not tightly held, therefore the electrons can flow freely since they are not being highly attracted by the nucleus. moreover, one of the properties of metals are that they are conductors of electricity, thus proving ca is the element.