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1. Intro to General Chemistry - Part 1 of 3
1. Intro to General Chemistry / Physical Properties / Problem 5

An unknown element was observed to have the following properties:

1. It appears as a silvery liquid.
2. It has a density of 13.53 g/cm3 at room temperature.
3. It reacts with molecular iodine to produce a red solid.
4. It freezes at −38.83 °C and boils at 356.73 °C.
5. It forms a yellow solid when combined with dilute nitric acid.

Classify each property as physical or chemical.

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