Why is melting a physical property of the wax, but flammability is a chemical property?

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Melting is a physical property and a physical change to wax. We know this because although the wax might melt, it will resolidify into its original form. Flammability, however, is a chemical change because the act of burning involves a chemical reaction between the gases in the air and heat, which cannot be reversed.

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