Question

Tonks changes her hair color for a party with a red color rinse. The next day, she washes the color out of her hair and it returns to its original brown color. Has a chemical change occurred? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer: No , a chemical change has not occured as it was easily reversed.

Explanation:

Chemical change is defined as a change in which rearrangement of atoms take place and leads to formation of new substances. It can only be reversed with the help of a chemical reaction.

Physical change is defined as a change which leads to change in shape, size or state of the substance changes. No new substance is formed.It can be easily reversed.

As the hair colour was washed out and returned to its original brown colour, it was a physical change.