Is it true that physical changes are those in which the shape, size and state of the matter are changed whereas chemical changes are those in which the properties of the new substance are different from the original one?

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The above statement is true.
Physical changes are changes in which no new substance is formed. They may or may not be reversible. The breaking of glass is said to be a physical irreversible change because physical changes are those in which the shape, size and state of the matter. Chemical changes are changes in which a new substance is formed as the chemical properties of a substance are altered. They are irreversible changes. On the other hand, the burning of a matchstick is a chemical reversible change because chemical changes are those in which the properties of the new substance are different from the original one.

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