Question

i know this is chemistry but its very simple, please help: is chocolate dissolving in milk a physical or chemical change?

Answer 1

For this question keep in mind that chemical changes involve changes in molecular structure or bonding; dissolving a particle into a solution constitutes a physical change because the molecular integrity is preserved.

Answer 2

chemical change is also usually the result of a chemical reaction (which is not occurring in this case)

Answer 3

so chocolate milk doesnt change the properties of milk?

Answer 4

Not in a chemical sense, thus it is a physical change. If a reaction or some sort of inter-molecular binding was to occur then it would be chemical change. An example of a chemical change is adding calcium to water --- which results in a very exothermic reaction and an explosion.

Answer 5

thanks!