Which one among the following is a chemical process?

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Q: 94 (NDA-II/2010)

Which one among the following is a chemical process?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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0,15,24,5,8,15,11

keywords: 

{'chemical process': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'iodine': [2, 1, 1, 1], 'distillation': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'production': [16, 4, 20, 51], 'crystallisation': [0, 0, 3, 0], 'impure salt': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'nacl': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'water': [65, 15, 80, 129], 'sea': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

All of the options mentioned involve some form of chemical change, but the correct answer is option 3, which is the production of iodine (I2) from sea-weeds.

Option 1, distillation of sea (salty) water, is a physical process rather than a chemical one. It involves heating the water to separate the water molecules from the dissolved salt particles.

Option 2, crystallization of impure salt (NaCl), is a physical process as well. It involves cooling down a solution of impure salt to allow the salt particles to form orderly crystal structures, separating the impurities from the salt.

Option 4, sublimation of iodine (I2), is a physical process where solid iodine directly changes into a gaseous state without going through the liquid phase.

Option 3 is the correct answer because the production of iodine from sea-weeds involves a chemical process, where chemical reactions take place to convert the organic compounds present in the seaweeds into iodine.