Identify the error in the given statements. Circle the incorrect word and write the correct word in the blank.
A change in which heat is absorbed is called an exothermic change. ____________

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Solution

The incorrect word here is absorbed.
A change in which heat is absorbed is called an exothermic change. A chemical change in which heat is given out is called an exothermic change. It causes a rise in temperature. Examples: Respiration, rusting, burning of coal, petrol and kerosene, etc.
The correct word will be released.
Thus, a change in which heat is released is called an exothermic change.

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