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Do you agree with the statement 'all physical changes are reversible'? If not give the correct statement.

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No, there are some physical changes which are irreversible. For example, tearing of a paper. When a paper is torn, the size and the shape of the paper changes, but the molecules of the paper remains the same. Since, no new molecules are formed, tearing paper is a physical change. At the same time, we cannot get back the sheet of paper from the pieces. Thus, the physical change is irreversible.

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