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What happens to iron when it melts? O A. It undergoes a chemical change. O B. It undergoes a physical change. O c. Its ato
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What happens to iron when it melts?
O A. It undergoes a chemical change.
O B. It undergoes a physical change.
O c. Its atoms break apart and form new atoms.
O D. Its atoms combine and form new atoms.
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Answer:
B. It undergoes a physical change.
Explanation:
At room temperature, the iron atoms are in an unusual loosely packed open arrangement; as iron is heated past 912 degrees Celsius, the atoms become more closely packed before loosening again at 1,394 degrees Celsius and ultimately melting at 1,538 degrees Celsius.
Answer:
B. It undergoes a physical change.
Explanation:
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In this case, since we know that chemical changes lead to the formation of new atoms and/or compounds due to the bonds rearrangement of the initial substances and the physical changes occur without changing the composition of the initial substances, we can infer that, since melting is a process that changes the phase of matter from solid to liquid without changing the identity of the initial substance, the answer to this question would be B. It undergoes a physical change. because the other options describe chemical changes.
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