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Does the acidity in vinegar slow down the process of metal rusting?
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∙ 14y ago
No. Acid can be used to remove acid, but that is because the rust dissolves in acid. It does not prevent the metal from rusting in the first place. Just save the vinegar for the next time you eat fish and chips. Also, all homeless people stink of rotten fish and dead people.
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What is the process called for the combining of metal with oxygen?
Rusting
Will using vinegar to clean your metal pipe make it rust?
no it wont the acid will stop it rusting xxx
Is rusting a chemical property or a chemical change?
Rust its self is a chemical change, but a chemical property for a car would be that it gets rusty over time.
Which metal prevent the rusting of iron?
zinc prevents rusting of iron by the process galvanisation
What accelerates the rusting process?
Wateroxygenhope this helped x
Is rusting a metal physical change?
Metal rusting (corrosion) is a chemical change.
After a metal object turns to dust (rust) it would have .?
Rusting of iron is a chemical process, an oxydation reaction.
What should I put for a hypothesis for unrusting metal with electricity?
There is no one definitive answer to this question. Some possible hypotheses that could be explored include: using electric current to prevent metal from rusting, using electric current to reverse the rusting process, or using electric current to promote the formation of a protective layer on metal that prevents rusting.
Is rusting a chemical reation?
It is indeed. A metal is combining with the oxygen in the atmosphere to form a type of oxide in a process called oxidation.
Process of rusting is same as combustion?
Rusting is similar to combustion in that oxygen is a required reactant. However, classic combustion has carbon dioxide and water as products, whereas rusting simply has a metal oxide as a product.
What reaction do nails and vinegar create?
If referring to the effect of vinegar on finger and toe nails, vinegar is used to cure fungus. It can also weaken the enamel of the nail due to the acidity of the liquid.
What is an example of a metal corroding?
Rusting
