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Is photosynthesis, in which light energy is captured by plants to make sugar from carbon dioxide and water, a physical change or a chemical change? Explain your answer.

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Photosynthesis is a chemical change because the products of the change are different substances than the starting materials. Carbon dioxide and water cannot be obtained back from glucose and oxygen.

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