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Which statement best describes a chemical property of Iron?

A: Iron can be flattened into sheets

B: Iron conducts electricity and heat

C: Iron combines with oxygen to form rust

D: Iron can be made into a wire

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Answer:

I think it is iron conducts electricity and heat

User Sneilan
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Answer:

C. Iron combines with oxygen to form rust.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is "C" because it refers to the ability to rust, a chemical property, because rusting is a chemical change.

Answer choice "A" is incorrect because it refers to malleability, the ability to be flattened or pressed into sheets, a physical property. After being flattened, the iron would have gone through a physical change, not chemical.

Answer choice "B" is incorrect because it refers to conductivity, the ability to conduct electricity and heat, a physical property. The iron does not experience a chemical change while conducting.

Answer choice "D" is incorrect because it refers to ductility, the ability to be made into wire, a physical property. The iron is not going through a chemical change as wire.

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