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18. Statement I: If wood or coal is burnt in a proper 6. Physical and Chemical
place is a desirable change.
Changes
Statement II: If a house or factory catches fire is
undesirable change. All substances around us undergo changes. In
(A) Both Statements are true, Statement II is the some cases, the changes are small and difficult to
correct explanation of Statement I detect. In other cases, the changes are obvious
and easy to detect. These changes generally get
(B) Both Statements are true, Statement II is not
accelerated, if we heat the substances.
correct explanation of Statement I
Most of these changes can be classified under
(C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false two headings:
(D) Statement I is false, Statement II is true (i) Physical changes
(ii) Chemical changes
Conceptive Worksheet Physical changes are generally temporary in nature
7. In the thermal power stations, electricity is produced and no new substances are formed. Chemical
by producing heat energy from the burning of coal. changes are generally permanent in nature and
This is an example of new substances are formed, which have entirely
new properties.
(A) Physical change (B) Periodic change
Experiments to examine changes in a few
(C) Desirable change (D) All the above
substances:
8. Sneezing and coughing are example of
Physical Changes
___________ change
The changes are temporary in nature and can be
(A) Fast change (B) Slow change
reversed. Such changes are called physical
(C) Non-periodic change (D) Desirable change changes.
9. The changes which do not repeat themselves at Experiment 1
regular intervals of time, are called
Take a dry hard glass test tube and put in it about
(A) Irreversible changes (B) Desirable changes 2 g of candle wax. Meat the test tube gently on a
(C) Non-periodic changes (D) Chemical changes Bunsen flame. What do you observe?
10. The change of seasons from winter to summer is The wax melts to form a colourless liquid. Now
an example of cool the tube by holding it in cold water. What do
(A) Non-periodic change (B) Irreversible change you observe?
(C) A slow change (D) A desirable change The molten wax solidifies. Thus, we can say that
11. Identify the changes in the following: on heating wax melts and on cooling, the liquid
A) The heat produced by the burning of petrol in wax solidifies, but no new products are formed.
the engines of cars or scooters Similarly, ice, ghee, butter, etc., melt on heating
B) Cutting of wood results in imbalance in nature and solidify on cooling.
C) The poisonous gases like carbon monoxide and Experiment 2
nitric oxide are produced, when fuels are burnt
Zinc oxide is a white powder. Place about 2 g of
D) To farmers, it is necessary spraying of
chemicals on vegetables and fruits to kill zinc oxide in a dry test tube. Heat the test tube
insects strongly. What do you notice after 2 minutes of
(A) A and B are desirable and B and C are heating?
undesirable The zinc oxide changes to yellow colour. Cool the
(B) A and C are desirable and C and D are test tube. In a few minutes, the colour of zinc oxide
undesirable changes to white colour.
(C) B and C are desirable and A and B are Thus, we can say that the change in zinc oxide
undesirable was temporary in nature.
(D) A and D are desirable and B and C are
Similarly, if we heat lead monoxide powder, which
undesirable
is yellow in colour, its colour changes to reddish
brown. However, on cooling, its colour changes
back to yellow.
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