Question

Cutting a potato is a physical change while cooking it is a chemical change explain how

Answer 1

Answer:

cutting a potato is a physical change bcoz here the potato change in shape or size. but if we cook then the potato changes in molecules bcoz here we add H2O and also it is boiled some other changes are also seen in that.so cutting and cooking are different from other.

Answer 2

When a potato is cooked, heating the potato cause changes in the molecules of the potato. Therefore, upon cooking, the potato does not remain the same at a molecular level. Thus, cooking is a chemical change, not a physical change.