Is water absorbed by paper towel physical or chemical change?

Answer 1

physical because he water can be gotten back out of the paper towel (drying out).
yes

Answer 2

Papermaking is not one single unit operation but a series of operations some of them such as pulping and bleaching etc. are chemical change while sheet formation, pressing, drying etc. are physical change.

Answer 3

Original Answer:

no

More Detailed Answer:

For a chemical change to occur, the structure of the paper has to be modifed at the chemical level. Cutting or tearing separates the paper into multiple parts, but each part is still paper.

A good example of a chemical change is when the paper is burned. During burning, the paper changes from paper to ash, and the result is a change in the chemical structure.

Answer 4

The absorption of water by a paper towel is a physical change. It involves no change in the chemical composition of the paper towel or the water molecules. The water is simply being taken up by the empty spaces within the paper towel's fibers.

Answer 5

No. Its a physical change only. The water and the paper can be both removed from the other with no permanent change to either.

Answer 6

Since most paper does not undergo a chemical reaction when exposed to water, soaking it would still be just a physical change.

Answer 7

Physical- it can be reversed (you can dry a wet paper towel)

Answer 8

No because it will dry out again.