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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.
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Is a nail rusting a physical or chemical?
A nail rusting is a chemical change.
Is letting a nail rust a physical or chemical change?
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.
Is a rusty nail physical or a chemical change?
chemical
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
Melting a nail physical or chemical change?
Physical, if you are not using any chemicals in the process it is a physical change.
Is a Chemical change of pizza Paper and An iron nail or of Physical change?
iron nail
Is heating an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
Heating is a physical change.
Is rusting a nail a physical change or chemical change?
A nail rusting is a chemical change. The chemical formula of the metal completely changes, adding oxygen to the formula. Iron changes from Fe to FeO2 , or to Fe2O3
Is hammering a nail a chemical or physical change?
hammering a nail is a physical change, this is because the nail changes shape from being long to being short and in a board for example.
Is iron nail rusts in water a chemical change or a physical change?
Chemical change, oxygen binds with iron.
Is zinc dissolving in vinegar to form a rusty substance on an iron nail a physical or chemical change?
chemical change
