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A smuggler could not carry gold by chemi...

A smuggler could not carry gold by chemicaly depositing iron on the gold surface since

A

Gold is denser

B

Iron rusts

C

Gold has higher reduction potential than iron

D

Gold has lower reduction potential than iron

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