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Which of the following is not a chemical change? |
Photosynthesis Digestion of food Burning of coal Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil |
Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil |
The correct answer is option 1. Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil. A change in which one or more new substances are formed is called a chemical change. For example, digestion of food in our body, ripening of fruits, fermentation of grapes, burning of coal, Photosynthesis etc., happen due to series of chemical changes A change in which a substance undergoes a change in its physical properties is called a physical change. Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil: malleability (beating metal into then sheets) does not change composition. |