Which among the following are physical or chemical changes?
$(a)$ Evaporation of petrol
$(b)$ Burning of Liquefied Petroleum Gas $(LPG)$
$(c)$ Heating of an iron rod to red hot
$(d)$ Curdling of milk
$(e)$ Sublimation of solid ammonium chloride

Vedclass pdf generator app on play store
Vedclass iOS app on app store
(A) ,$(c)$,and $(e)$ are physical changes because they do not involve the formation of new substances and are often reversible.
$(b)$ and $(d)$ are chemical changes because they involve the formation of new substances with different chemical properties and are generally irreversible.

Explore More

Similar Questions

Write true or false for the following statement:
Due to corrosion, iron gets a brown coating, copper gets a green coating, and silver gets a black coating.

Name the oxidising and reducing agent in the following reaction:
$CuO + H_{2} \longrightarrow Cu + H_{2}O$

You could have noted that when copper powder is heated in a china dish, the surface of copper powder becomes coated with black coloured substance.
$(i)$ Why has this black coloured substance formed?
$(ii)$ What is this black substance?
$(iii)$ Write the chemical equation of the reaction that takes place.

Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions and identify the type of reaction in each case.
$(a)$ Nitrogen gas is treated with hydrogen gas in the presence of a catalyst at $773 \ K$ to form ammonia gas.
$(b)$ Sodium hydroxide solution is treated with acetic acid to form sodium acetate and water.

Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction in which phosphorus burns in chlorine to form phosphorus pentachloride.

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo