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Which statement describes a chemical property of oxygen?

(1) Oxygen has a melting point of 55 K.
(2) Oxygen can combine with a metal to produce a compound.
(3) Oxygen gas is slightly soluble in water.
(4) Oxygen gas can be compressed.

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(2) Oxygen can combine with a metal to produce a compound is the correct answer, for when Oxygen combines with a metal, a new substance is formed.

The other three are just physical properties of Oxygen.

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Answer : The correct option is (2).

Explanation :

Chemical property : It is a property of a substance that is observed during a chemical reaction. The changes occurs in composition and identity of a substance.

Oxygen can combine with a metal to produce a compound is a chemical property while rest of the options are shows physical properties.

Therefore, the correct answer is (2).

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