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Which of these is a physical and irreversible change?
(a) burning of a paper
(b) evaporation of water
(c) breaking of a glass tumbler
(d) lighting of an electric bulb

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(c) breaking of a glass tumbler

The glass tumbler or its broken pieces are made of glass and there are no new molecules created, so its is a physical change. However, you cannot get back the glass from the broken pieces so, the change is irreversible.

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