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Which of these is an example of a chemical change?

Deflating a rubber balloon
Combining rubber with sulfur
Stretching an elastic rubber band
Erasing pencil marks from a page

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a is the answer deflating a balloon
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Answer: combining rubber with sulphur

Step-by-step explanation:

Chemical change is the change in which chemical composition of the substance changes by rearrangement of atoms.

Physical change is a change in which only the physical properties such as size, shape etc change and there is no rearrangement of atoms.

1. Deflating a rubber balloon only decreases the size of balloon and hence is a physical change.

2. Combining rubber with sulphur is vulcanisation in which sulphur forms bonds with rubber and thus is a chemical change.

3. Stretching an elastic rubber band only changes the shape and hence is a physical change.

4. Erasing pencil marks from a page does not involve any rearrangement of atoms and thus is a physical change.

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