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Mixing of cement with water is an irreversible change. Why?

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Dear student,
Chemical changes are those changes in which products can be converted to reactant .
After mixing cement and water , it is not possible to get water and cement separately.Also the properties of cement is changed .
So this is a chemical reaction.
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