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What tells you that iron oxide is a chemical compound?

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The name indicates that it is an oxide of iron, which would only result from a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen, forming the compound iron oxide.

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Name for chemical compound Fe2O3?

Iron(III)Oxide


Is iron oxide a element compound or a mixture?

Iron oxide is a compound. There are a number of different oxides of iron FeO, Fe2O3 and Fe3O4


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Is iron(iii)oxide a molecular compound or ionic compound and gt?

Iron oxide is an ionic compound.


Is the rust of an iron nail a compound?

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What is the name of the ionic compound FeO?

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What evidence of chemical change occur in iron rust?

The evidence of chemical reaction in the rusting of an iron nail is a color change. This is due to the formation of iron oxide, which is the reaction between iron and oxygen.


What is the chemical formula for Fe2O3?

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