Common physical reactions that could be easily confused for a chemical reaction?

Arollercoaster car at the top of a hill has potential energy kinetic energy chemical energy light energy

You are making a solution of calcium chloride dissolved in water. you add solid, stir, and it dissolves. you add just a spatula tip full, stir, and the solid does not dissolve. how could you describe the solutions before and after adding the spatula tip amount

How many liters of ethylene glycol antifreeze (c2h6o2), with a density of 1.100 g/l, would you add to your car radiator containing 15.0 kg of water if you needed to protect your engine to - 21.5°c? for water, kf = 1.86°c m -1.