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Question
Paheli’s mother made a concentrated sugar syrup by dissolving sugar in hot water. On cooling, crystals of sugar got separated. This indicates a –
Options
physical change that can be reversed.
chemical change that can be reversed.
physical change that cannot be reversed.
chemical change that cannot be reversed.
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Solution
physical change that can be reversed.
Explanation:
Mixing of sugar in water is a physical change and crystals of sugar can be separated from a supersaturated solution hence it is a reversible change.
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