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Identifying Properties of Iron and Oxygen

Have students analyze the periodic tables in order to identify chemical and physical properties of iron and oxygen (the main elements in rust). Further, have students explain what properties are mainly involved in iron and oxygen atoms’ willingness to react with one another in a chemical reaction.