Question

Which of the following are chemical changes ?

(i) decaying of wood (ii) burning of wood

(iii) sawing of wood (iv) hammering of nail into wood

(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

Answer 1

The answer is (a). (i) and (ii).

(i) Decaying of wood and (ii) Burning of wood are chemical changes, because in these processes, the chemical composition of wood is changed and new substances are formed, which cannot be converted back into their original form. In (iii) Sawing of wood and (iv) Hammering of a nail into a piece of wood, the chemical composition of wood is not changed, therefore, (iii) and (iv) are physical changes