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Which metal oxide gives Mars its red colour?

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Copper

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B

Iron

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Aluminium

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D

Oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is B
Iron

Iron while rusting i.e formation of its oxide becomes red coloured which is why Mars is red in colour.

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