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Question
Explain,giving one example of the following chemical changes:
Reversible reaction
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Solution
Reversible reaction
A chemical reaction in which the direction of a chemical change can be reversed by changing the conditions under which the reaction is taking place is called a reversible reaction.
CuSO4.5H2O(s) ⇋ CuSO4(s) + 5H2O(g)
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