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Can a body undergo physical as well as chemical change simulteneosely ? Support your answer with an appropriate example ?
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a body can undergo physical as well as chemical change simultaneously.
When a candle burns, both physical & chemical changes occur simultaneously.
Physical Changes in Burning Candle: On heating, candle wax melts and form liquid wax. It is a physical change.
Chemical Changes in Burning Candle:The liquid wax vaporizes due the heat produced by the flame. This wax vapor near to flame burns and gives new substances like Carbon Dioxide, Carbon soot, water vapours, heat and light.
a body can undergo physical as well as chemical change simultaneously.
When a candle burns, both physical & chemical changes occur simultaneously.
Physical Changes in Burning Candle: On heating, candle wax melts and form liquid wax. It is a physical change.
Chemical Changes in Burning Candle:The liquid wax vaporizes due the heat produced by the flame. This wax vapor near to flame burns and gives new substances like Carbon Dioxide, Carbon soot, water vapours, heat and light.
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