Chemistry
Assertion (A): Burning of a candle is a physical change.
Reason (R): When a candle burns, some of its wax melts and gets solidified on cooling. Also carbon dioxide and water vapour are formed which cannot be recovered easily and converted back into the candle.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true.
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A is false but R is true.
Explanation — When a candle is lit, the wax melts (a physical change), then burns to produce carbon dioxide, water vapour, light, and heat (a chemical change). Molten wax solidifying on the floor is also a physical change. Thus, melting is a physical change, while burning is a chemical change.
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