A student weighs a piece of metal and finds that it is 4.4g. The student then hold this piece of metal with tongs and heats it using the flame of a Bunsen Burner. After the final product is cooled, it is weighed and found to have a mass of 5.0g. Which of the following statements related to the experiment is correct? A. The mass of the metal decreased due to the physical process of melting/boiling

B. The metal increased in temperature only and neither a physical or chemical change occurred

C. The mass of the metal increased when it went though a chemical change as bonds formed between the metal and another substance

D. The metal was only heated and was unable to react with any substance so a physical change occurred.

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