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Which of the following does not involve a chemical reaction?

Options

  • digestion of food in our body

  • process of respiration

  • burning of candle wax when heated

  • melting of candle wax on heating

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Solution

melting of candle wax on heating

Explanation:

On heating, wax changes only its physical state (solid to liquid), not its properties. Hence, only physical change takes place.

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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 1 [Page 21]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 1 | Q 37 | Page 21

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