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Rusting is a chemical change because the molecular structure of the rusted object is changed.
Xander Weimann
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∙ 13y agoChemical changes usually imply we can't get back what we started with.
When an ice cube melts, we get water. We can freeze the water to get back the ice cube indicating a physical change.
When we cook an egg, we can't get the raw egg back from the cooked one meaning its a chemical change.
Thus, when a nail rusts, it's impossible to get the nail back; chemical change.
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∙ 14y agoI'm pretty sure that it is a chemical change! Hope I helped!
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∙ 12y agoIt is a chemical change because, the atoms are changed in the process.
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∙ 12y agoChemical. For example, a chemical property of iron is that it reacts with oxygen in the air to form iron oxide(rust).
P.S. this came strait out of my science book for school ;)
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∙ 7y agoRusting is mostly chemical (iron oxidation), but as it progresses physical changes happen including swelling, flaking, fracturing, etc.
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Is sanding rust off a bike a physical or chemical change?
Sanding rust off of a metal is a physical change. You are changing the rust's location, but not its chemical structure.
What is rust an example of a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change.
Does rust from a chemical change or a physical change?
Rusting is a chemical change.
Is iron turned into rust a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change.
Why is rust a physical change?
rusting is not a physical changeit is a chemical change
Is rust physical or chemical change?
Its is chemical as
Is the tendency of iron to rust physical or chemical?
Examples: Iron Rusting: CHEMICAL CHANGE The ABILITY for Iron to rust: Chemical PROPERTY Ice freezing: Physical CHANGE Water's ABILITY to evaporate: Physical PROPERTY
Is lack OF ability to Rust a physical Or chemical change?
physical
When iron rust is it a physical change?
No. Rusting is a chemical change.
Is iron rust physical change or chemical change?
The process of iron rusting is a chemical change.
Is steel wool physical or chemical change?
When the steel wool burns, it is oxidized and thus this is a chemical change.
Is rusting a bicycle a chemical or physical change?
Rust (oxidation of metal) is a chemical change but it is also a physical change in the strength of the material.
