Is a reaction with a base to form water physical or chemical change?

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tcw1
Nov 6, 2016

Chemical

Explanation:

A chemical change is any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. A reaction with a base forms a new substance, water. For example, in: #NaOH_"(aq)" + HCl_"(aq)" rarr H_2O_"(l)" + NaCl_"(aq)"#
a chemical change occurs to produce water.

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