It is a physical change because while the apple is cut into smaller pieces, it is still composed of the same materials. If you lit the apple on fire, that would result in a chemical change.
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Physical- it is still apple.
It is a physical change because the apple is still an apple and nothing changed the composition of what's in the apple.
It is a physical change, as the chemical integrity remains the same.
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That's a physical change.
The browning of an apple after being cut is an example of a chemical change called oxidation. When the apple's flesh is exposed to air, enzymes in the apple react with oxygen causing a chemical reaction that changes the color of the apple.