Question

Ripening of fruits is a physical change.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Ripening of fruits is not a physical change.

• It is a chemical change as on ripening, new substances with new chemical composition are formed.
• Example: As the fruit ripens, sugar, a new chemical substance, is formed in the fruit which is not present in the raw fruit.
• It is also an irreversible and permanent change as a ripened fruit cannot be converted back into a raw fruit.
• So it is a chemical change.

Chemical change: A change in which one or more new substances are formed and there is a change in the chemical composition of the substance undergoing the change.

Hence, the given statement is false.