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Types of Changes: Reversible vs Irreversible

The document discusses various types of changes, categorizing them into reversible and irreversible changes, with examples such as folding paper for reversible changes and burning a candle for irreversible changes. It also explains physical changes like expansion and contraction, particularly highlighting the unique behavior of water during temperature changes. Additionally, the document touches on the separation of components in mixtures for purification purposes.

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Types of Changes: Reversible vs Irreversible

The document discusses various types of changes, categorizing them into reversible and irreversible changes, with examples such as folding paper for reversible changes and burning a candle for irreversible changes. It also explains physical changes like expansion and contraction, particularly highlighting the unique behavior of water during temperature changes. Additionally, the document touches on the separation of components in mixtures for purification purposes.

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Changes around us

Every day we come across different types of


changes. Turning day into night, night into a day,
rising and setting of sun and moon, changing of
climate, melting of ice, and lot more. These changes
occur in a minute or may take a longer time. Few
changes are not even noticeable.

So Many Changes
Reversible change : -
Reversible change is that change that can be
reversed by one or more methods.
Usually, there is a change in physical properties,
shape and size of the material.
Mostly a new substance is not formed in a
reversible change. For eg: folding of paper,
elongation of spring etc.
Change : -
Any difference in the size or shape of an object is
referred to as a change.
Changes are either reversible or irreversible.
Irreversible change : -
The change, which is permanent and cannot be
undone by any physical or chemical means is called
an irreversible change.
Formation of new substance is involved in this
change.
For example, the burning of a candle is an
irreversible change as we cannot get back the
candle once burnt.
Chemical Changes : Reversible and Irreversible
Changes
So Many Ways to Change : -
Expansion and Contraction
When the temperature increases, the particle of a
substance expands or becomes loose. When this
happens, the material is said to undergo expansion.
When the temperature decreases, the particles of
substance contracts or becomes tight. When this
happens, the material is said to undergo
contraction.
The amount of expansion or contraction varies in
solids, liquids and gases.
There are physical changes that take place when a
substance or material moves from one state of
matter to another.
Water is a classic example as it can exist as either
solid, liquid or gas.
Water at very low temperatures exists as a solid
known as ice. On applying heat or increasing the
temperature, the ice ‘melts’ to form water. The
physical change when a solid changes to liquid is
called melting.
If we keep increasing the temperature, the water
now starts to boil until it fully becomes water
vapour. The physical change when a liquid changes
to gas is called evaporation.
To get back the water from water vapour, it is
possible by condensation – a physical change where
the gas changes to a liquid. This is possible by
lowering the temperature.
Anomalous expansion of water
Water on cooling contracts up to 4∘C. On further
cooling, up to 0∘C, water expands rather than
contracting with decrease in temperature. This
means that as the temperature decreases from 4∘C
to 0∘C, water expands. This behaviour is called
anomalous expansion of water.
Burning : -
Burning is an irreversible change where a substance
burns to produce new material. These new
materials are ash and some gases.
For example. paper is burnt to produce ash, which is
different from paper in terms of appearance and
properties.
Separation : -
The separation of the components of a mixture or
an impure substance are carried out with the
following purposes :
To remove the unuseful or harmful component.
To obtain the useful component.
To remove impurities for getting a pure sample.

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