You are hiking in the mountains and find a shiny gold nug- get. It might be the element gold, or it might be "fool's gold,”

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You are hiking in the mountains and find a shiny gold nug- get. It might be the element gold, or it might be "fool's gold,” which is a nickname for iron pyrite, FeS₂. Which of the fol- lowing physical properties do you think would help deter- mine if the shiny nugget is really gold-appearance, melting point, density, or physical state?

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