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A nail rusting is a chemical change. The iron in the nail reacts with water and oxygen to produce rust, a compound with the chemical formula Fe3O2.nH2O.
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∙ 6y ago
Kaelyn Boisvert
It is a chemical property because water mixing with oxygen forms rust. Rust is a chemical property
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Ophelia Schneider
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∙ 15y agonail rusting is an chemical reaction...here an oxide of iron is formed..
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∙ 15y agoIt is a chemical property
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Is tarnishing an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change
Is iron nail rusts in water a chemical change or a physical change?
Chemical change, oxygen binds with iron.
Is rust forming on a nail left outside a physical or chemical change?
because the chemical composition of the nail is changed, forming a new substance (the rust)
Is putting an iron nail in sea water a physical change?
Corrosion is a chemical process.
Is zinc dissolving in vinegar to form a rusty substance on an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
chemical change
Is heating iron nail chemical or physical?
physical or chemical
Is heating an iron nail physical or chemical?
physical or chemical
Is a Chemical change of pizza Paper and An iron nail or of Physical change?
iron nail
Is tarnishing an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change
Is bending an iron nail physical change or chemical change?
physical
Why is a rusted nail chemical change not physical change?
Because the Iron in the nail is no longer just iron but oxidation plus iron, a physical change to the nail would be to cut it in-half.
Is heating an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
Heating is a physical change.
Is iron nail rusts in water a chemical change or a physical change?
Chemical change, oxygen binds with iron.
Is rust forming on a nail left outside a physical or chemical change?
because the chemical composition of the nail is changed, forming a new substance (the rust)
Is putting an iron nail in sea water a physical change?
Corrosion is a chemical process.
Why is rust forming on a nail not a pysical change?
It is not a physical change because rust is no longer iron, but is iron oxide, a completely different substance.
Is zinc dissolving in vinegar to form a rusty substance on an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
chemical change
