Q15 of 22 Page 35

Fill in the blanks in the following statements using the words given in the box.

rusted, colourful, substance, chemical, physical,


reversible, iron oxide, object


(a) Making sugar solution is a ____________ change.


(b) A physical change is generally____________.


(c) Grinding of wheat grain changes its size. It is a ____________ change.


(d) Iron benches kept in lawns and gardens get____________. It is a _________ change because a new _________ is formed.

(a) Making sugar solution is a physical change.

Here sugar crystals are changing their state from solid to liquid. Hence it is a physical change.


(b) A physical change is generally reversible.


Most of the physical changes are reversible.


(c) Grinding of wheat grain changes its size. It is a physical change.


Size is a physical property. Change in size is a physical change.


(d) Iron benches kept in lawns and gardens get rusted. It is a chemical change because a new substance is formed.


Iron benches kept in lawns and gardens get rusted due to the presence of air and water. It is a chemical change in which iron oxide is formed as a new substance.


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