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Is crumpling a piece of paper chemical changes

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No, it would be a physical change, as the crumpled paper is still paper. There was no chemical reaction. An example of chemical change would be burning paper, as it turns to smoke and ashes.

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No, because you are not changing the chemical make-up of the paper
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