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Question
Which of the following are chemical changes ?
- decaying of wood
- burning of wood
- sawing of wood
- hammering of nail into wood
Options
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)
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Solution
(i) and (ii)
The processes in statements (i) and (ii) are chemical changes because decaying and burning causes formation of new compounds; thus they are chemical reactions. The processes in statements (iii) and (iv) are physical changes where no new compounds are formed.
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