Q.

On heating, the colour of zinc oxide changes from white to yellow. This is a/an_______ change


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a

Physical

b

Chemical

c

Photochemical

d

Irreversible 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Zinc oxide is a white powder that turns yellow when heated to high temperatures (over 800°C), but returns to white when cooled. Because the hot zinc oxide absorbs some of the light's blue wavelengths, the reflected light becomes more yellow. It's a reversible chemical shift because of the lack of oxygen.
 
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