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Iron gates of parks or farmlands, iron benches kept in lawns and gardens kept in the open gets rusted. This is an example of which type of change? |
Physical change Chemical change Both Physical as well as chemical change None of these |
Chemical change |
The correct answer is option 2. Chemical change If you leave a piece of iron in the open for some time, it acquires a film of brownish substance. This substance is called rust and the process is called rusting. Iron gates of parks or farmlands, iron benches kept in lawns and gardens, almost every article of iron, kept in the open gets rusted. Iron surface is reacting with oxygen; hence it is a chemical change. |