A metal in the powdered form reacts very slowly with boiling water, but it decomposes in steam. Name the metal.

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Solution

Iron reacts slowly with boiling water but reacts vigorously with steam.
$2 F e + 3 H_{2} O \to {F e}_{2} O_{3} + 3 H_{2}$

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