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What is the difference between a physical and a chemical change?

Important Questions on Changes Around Us

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Under which conditions does a solute dissolve faster in the water?
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When a candle burns, both physical and chemical changes take place. Identify these changes. Give another example of a familiar process in which both the chemical and physical changes take place.
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What kind of change occurs when a pot is made from clay?
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A physical change cannot be reversed.
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Distinguish between Physical and Chemical change.

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Explain why burning of wood and cutting it into small pieces is considered as two different types of changes.
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In a physical change, new substances are formed.
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What are physical and chemical changes? Give an example of each.
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The soft egg becomes hard because of _____ of the water.
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Dissolution of a sugar cube in water is a physical change while burning a sugar cube is a chemical change. Why?
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On heating, _____ process changes the state of matter.
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Justify the statement giving examples — heating brings about chemical changes in some substances whereas physical changes in others.
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Select the material that undergoes the change.
  • A sheet of paper cut with a pair of scissors.
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Write two differences between physical change and chemical change. Give an example of each.
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What does the physical change mean?
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Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Dissolving sugar in water
(C) Burning of coal
(D) Melting of wax
(E) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(F) Digestion of food
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When jelly cubes are heated, they melt. Identify it is a physical or chemical change.
 
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What are the differences between a physical and a chemical change? 
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Cutting a potato is a physical change while cooking it is a chemical change. Explain how.
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Addition of water to salt or sand is a physical change whereas to cement is a chemical change. Justify the statement.