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Cutting paper is a physical change because, it involves changing something without changing its chemical structure

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Cutting a paper into different shapes is considered a physical change because the paper's chemical composition remains the same after cutting. The paper molecules are only rearranged into a different shape, without any new substances being formed.

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A physical change does not form any new substances and the substance is not altered chemically. When you cut a piece of paper, are you creating any new substances? No, you aren't, so therefore it is a physical change.

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Cutting paper into different shapes is a physical change because there is no change in the chemical makeup of the paper: the shapes are still the same substance they were before the large piece of paper was cut.

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Paper cutting is a physical change because it is only being altered physically. Cutting paper does not change its structure chemically.

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Yes

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