A nail is hammered into a wooden plank, but during the process, the nail gets bent. Is this a reversible or an irreversible change?

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The nail can be pulled out and bent back to its original shape. However, the wooden plank now has a hole that cannot be undone. Hence, this process is a combination of a reversible and irreversible change.

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