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Ammonium chloride is also sublimable solid . Give a reason why sublimation of ammonium chloride involves a physical & Chemical change.

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Some substances can undergo physical and chemical change:

Sublimation of NH4Cl ⇔ NH3 +HCl

when ammonium chloride is heated , it vaporizes to form gaseous ammonium chloride.
so it is a physical change .

Ammonium chloride is partially dissociated .
so it is a chemical change.

The products ammonia and HCl combine to fork NH4Cl . This also a chemical change

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