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I am quite sure that rust is a chemical change. Rust is caused when oxygen atoms begin bonding with the iron in the nail, which makes it a compound instead of a pure element.
Rubye Mante
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∙ 12y agoNO! it is a chemical change, because the result is rust, and rust completely differs from iron, or whatever the heck the nail is made of. Rust, aka oxide, has a different set of physical and chemical properties than metal, and has a different chemical structure.
Anonymous
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∙ 13y agorusting a nail is a chemical change because of oxidation
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∙ 14y agoRusting is a chemical process called oxidation or oxidization. In the case of a nail, it is the combining of iron with oxygen to form an oxide of iron.
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∙ 13y agoRusting nails is not a physical change. It is a chemical change.
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∙ 13y agoNO! A rusted nail is a chemical change
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chemical
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chemical
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physical
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Physical, if you are not using any chemicals in the process it is a physical change.
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chemical change
