Favourable and Unfavourable Change

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Favourable and Unfavourable Change: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as Reversible Changes, Irreversible Changes, Changes Occurred during Blowing up a Balloon, Changes Occurred during Rolling Roti from Dough, etc.

Important Questions on Favourable and Unfavourable Change

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Which condition must be true for a permanent change?

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Mary lit an incense stick. She sensed a pleasant smell for as long as the stick was burning. The incense stick burnt up completely, leaving some ash behind.

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What can be concluded from Mary’s activity?

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A chick hatches out from an egg by breaking the eggshell.

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Is the breaking of the eggshell a permanent change or a temporary change? Explain your answer.

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Which of the following is irreversible reaction?

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Why stretching of rubber band is considered as reversible change?

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Why the burning of incense stick is considered as an irreversible change?

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Compare the changes due to rolling roti from the dough and the cooking roti from the dough.

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The conversion of rolled roti back into the ball of dough is a _____ change. 

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Which of the following irreversible changes occur on their own?

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Choose the right word and fill in the blank provided below.

When we heat water in a pan, it begins to boil after some time. If we continue to heat further, the quantity of water in the pan will _____. (decrease, increase)

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Which of the following changes in our body are irreversible?

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Identify the irreversible changes from the given options.

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 Which of these options in which change around you takes place or involved?

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Which of the following changes can be reversed?

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Which of the following options indicate a 'reversible change'?

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Which of the following changes are reversible, when a candle is burned?

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An iron ring is heated. Which of the following statements about it is incorrect? 

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Which of the following changes cannot be reversed? 

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Let us conduct an activity to know that the air has weight.

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Take a stick of 50 cm length. Tie an air filled balloon to one of its ends and an empty balloon to the other end. Tie a thread at the exact center of the stick as shown in the picture and hold it freely. What do you observe? 

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Why is cutting of an apple both a physical change and an irreversible one?