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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The rusting of iron is not a physical property because

OpenStudy (abhisar):

Can u first tell me what a physical property is ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Any characteristic of matter that you can observe without changing the identity of the substance that can make it up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yep. It is not because rusting of iron is an oxidation reaction that makes a new chemical, iron oxide. So it is not an inherent property of iron.

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