Which among the following are physical or chemical changes?
$(a)$ Evaporation of petrol
$(b)$ Burning of Liquefied Petroleum Gas $(LPG)$
$(c)$ Heating of an iron rod to red hot
$(d)$ Curdling of milk
$(e)$ Sublimation of solid ammonium chloride

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(A) ,$(c)$,and $(e)$ are physical changes because they do not involve the formation of new substances and are often reversible.
$(b)$ and $(d)$ are chemical changes because they involve the formation of new substances with different chemical properties and are generally irreversible.

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