T's peggy sue's birthday and she's about to blow out the candles on her cake. brother roger stops the party when he shouts: "look at that! chemical and physical changes taking places on your birthday cake! " how would you respond to roger? a) roger is incorrect. the melting wax is a physical change but there is no chemical change taking place. b) roger is correct. lighting the match is a chemical change and burning the candles is a physical change. c) roger is correct. the melting wax is a physical change and the burning candle wick is a chemical change. d) roger is incorrect. only a chemical change is taking place as evidenced by the light and heat of the burning candles.

D) Roger is incorrect. Only a chemical change is taking place as evidenced by the light and heat of the burning candles.

Explanation:

- A physical change is a change in which there is no formation of new substances. Examples of physical changes are the melting or the evaporation of a substance (all phase transitions are examples of physical changes): in such cases, there is no formation of new substances.

- A chemical change is a change in which new substances form. Examples of chemical changes are the chemical reactions: for instance, when a candle burns, a reaction is taken place (oxygen is burnt, transforming into carbon dioxide + heat + light, so this is an example of chemical change).

Therefore, the correct answer is

D) Roger is incorrect. Only a chemical change is taking place as evidenced by the light and heat of the burning candles.

the answer is b

explanation:

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