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Earn 100

Try out the following activities and decide whether they are physical change or chemical change. 
S.No. Process Observation Physical or chemical change
1 Add sugar to a glass of water and stir for a while. What happens to the sugar after a few minutes of stirring?  
2 Light up a candle. Hold a small piece of paper with forceps near the fire. What happens to the paper?  
3 Place the bottle of coke in an open area where spillages can be cleaned easily. Now put two tea spoon full of baking powder in the bottle of coke. Give it a stir. What do you observe?  
4 Cut open an apple with a knife and keep for half an hour. Observe what happens.  

Important Questions on Physical and Chemical Changes

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Physical changes can be reversible as well as irreversible. Explain with an example.
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Give two characteristics that determines the occurrence of a chemical reaction.
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Why lighting a cracker is a chemical change?
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How rusting can be prevented by oiling?
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Why do cut apples take up a brown colouration when exposed in air?
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Why lime water turns milky on passing carbon dioxide gas into it?
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Give an example of displacement reaction.
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In the following boxes, add a reverse arrow wherever a change can be reversed.
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