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Which process is not reversible?a) melting waxb) extracting iron metal from iron (lll) oxidec) burning butane in a candle light d) dissolving sugar .. I know it’s either b or c just need clarification.

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The correct answer is c) burning butane in a candle light.

All the other processes are reversible because the products can transform again in the reactants. But combustion reactions are different, they are not reversible.

The reaction that takes place is:


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