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2. Engineers faced many problems when designing the pipeline to carry oil

across Alaska. What type of reaction occurs when steel is exposed to
oxygen?
A. Chemical Change
B. Neutral Change
C. Physical Change
D. No Change

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Answer:

Chemical Change

Step-by-step explanation:

It is a chemical change because corrosion in the form of rust occurs on the surface of the steel,as a result of it being exposed to oxygen and air moisture. The oxygen and the air moisture chemically react with the steel and making it to rust.

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