A teacher asks students to describe the physical properties of 10 mL of vinegar and 10 mL of milk. When the students finish listing the physical properties in their science notebooks, the teacher pours the vinegar and milk into the same beaker. The students are surprised to see a white solid substance form within the beaker as the two substances are combined.

What occurs within the beaker as the teacher mixes the vinegar and milk?
1. A chemical change that produces a precipitate
2. A physical change that creates a new substance
3. A physical change that produces a precipitate
4. A chemical change that produces no new substances

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Answer:

1. A chemical change that produces a precipitate

Explanation:

A solid substance that is formed from a liquid phase is called a precipitate.

A reaction that produces a precipitate is called a precipitation reaction.

Precipitation reactions are an example of a chemical change.

Thus the correct answer is option 1: A precipitate was formed when vinegar and milk were mixed (as there were no solid substances when they were apart).