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No, because Iron oxide is not a mixture of Iron and Oxygen. It is a compound in which iron and Oxygen have been chemically combined to create a new substance, which has different chemical and physical properties form either of the two elements which it is made from.

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Q: Can you use a magnet to separate iron oxide into iron and oxygen?
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