Arnav was observing his mother making breakfast for him from raw eggs and bread. He thought about the possibility of getting back a raw egg from the omelette. He reaches out to his teacher to know about this where he learns that it's not possible to get back raw eggs.
a. Why is it not possible to obtain raw eggs from an omelette?

b. What kind of change happens when an omelette is made from a raw egg?

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Solution

a. It is not possible to obtain raw eggs from an omelette due to the formation of the new substance which makes this process irreversible.

b. When we cook an omelette, the raw egg gets converted into a semi-solid substance that has different chemical properties. This is a permanent chemical change that is irreversible.

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