Physical change

Physical changes occur when objects or substances undergo a change that does not change their chemical nature, contrasting with the concept of chemical change. A physical change is any change in matter not involving a change in the substance's chemical properties. Matter undergoes chemical change when the composition of the substances changes: one or more substances combine or break up to form new substances. A physical change involves a change in physical properties. Physical properties can be observed without changing the composition of matter. Examples of physical properties include: texture, shape, size, colour, volume, mass, weight, taste, smell, and density. An example of a physical change occurs when making a baseball bat. A piece of wood is carefully crafted into a shape which will allow a batter to best apply force on the ball. Even though the wood has changed shape and therefore physical properties, the chemical nature of the wood has not been altered. The bat and the original piece of wood are still the same chemical substance. Changes are sometimes hard to categorize strictly as physical or as chemical. Dissolving salt in water involves the breaking of chemical bonds, yet is often described as a physical change. Some teachers hold that a chemical change is a rearrangement of atoms, but many physical changes also involve the rearrangement of atoms. Many chemical changes are irreversible, and many physical changes are reversible, but reversibility is not a certain criterion for classification. Although chemical changes are often recognized by an indication such as odor, color change, production of a precipitate, or production of a gas, every one of these indicators can result from physical change. PHYSICAL CHANGE

Although some extensive properties (like shape, phase, etc.) of the material change, the material itself is the same before and after the change. The change can be undone.

Physical Change takes place without any changes in molecular composition its only changes physically. Like a broken rock you see at your backyard etc.