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What happens when an iron nail is kept immersed in copper sulphate solution ? Write a word equation for this process. Name the type of change involved.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Observation of the Experiment**: When an iron nail is immersed in copper sulfate solution, the blue color of the copper sulfate solution changes to light green. This indicates a chemical reaction is taking place. 2. **Identifying the Reaction**: The iron (Fe) in the nail reacts with copper sulfate (CuSO₄). In this reaction, iron displaces copper from copper sulfate because iron is more reactive than copper. 3. **Writing the Word Equation**: The word equation for this reaction can be written as: \[ ...
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LAKHMIR SINGH & MANJIT KAUR-PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES-EXERCISE
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  6. When baking soda is mixed with lemon juice, bubbles are formed with th...

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  7. When a candle burns, both physical and chemical changes take place. Id...

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  8. Explain why, burning of wood and cutting of wood into small pieces are...

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  9. What happens when magnesium ribbon is burned in air ? Write a word equ...

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  10. What happens when magnesium oxide is dissolved in water ? Write a word...

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  11. Which one of the following is not a chemical change ?

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  12. Which of the following are physical changes? (i) Melting of iron met...

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  13. Which of the following are chemical changes? (i) Decaying of wood ...

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  14. Which one of the following change can be reversed ?

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  15. Which of the following is not a physical change ?

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  16. When ice-cream melts : A. Heat is lost from the ice-cream B. Heat ...

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  17. Which of the following is a chemical change ?

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  18. One of the following is not a chemical change. This one is

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  19. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a physical change ?

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  20. The gas that turns lime water milky is

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