A student weighs a piece of metal and finds that it is 4.4 g. The student then holds 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 processes 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 through 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.