The highest level of scientific experiment is known as experimental, or randomized control. In this type, as the name implies, there is the greatest amount of control. There are at least two groups used in this type of scientific experiment. Each group is made up of subjects that resemble each other as close as possible, such as by age, gender, etc. Subjects can be human, animal or the environment.
Chemical changes can result from the combination of different substance through a reaction to give one or more different substances. Decomposition, the opposite of combination, involves the breakdown of a single substance into two or more different substances.
In a physical change the nature of the substance, the particles of which it is composed and the numbers of particles remain unchanged. In a chemical change the properties of the new substances are different from the original, the particles are different and the number of particles can change. While the distinction between physical and chemical change is a useful one it should be seen as more of a continuum. Chemical reactions can be reversed but this can be difficult in practice. Explore the relationships between ideas about physical and chemical change in the Concept Development Maps - (States of Matter, Chemical Reactions)