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Corrosive to what? What do you mean by corrosive?
If you mean: "Can it be corroded", the answer is Yes. That is the sole reason for steel piping to be galvanised, that is: covered by a layer of zinc. Zinc is more electropositive than iron/steel, so would immediately react with any iron oxide that forms to regenerate the iron and itself become zinc oxide. For this reason zinc (unlike tin) is called a sacrificial, rather than protective, coating. You should be more specific as the first person who answered your question, said.
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∙ 12y agoZinc is an element which likes more to be positive than neutral. So it combines with typical ions in atmosphere like oxide, chlorides and others. Combining with these, the metallic properties of zinc vanish, and it corrodes away as brittle non-metallic solids.
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How does cast iron react to salt water?
It corrodes badly.
What effect does salt water have on glass and plastic?
salt corrodes glass
How does zinc protect steel from rusting?
great chemistry question. rusting is a redox reaction (transfer of electrons). since zinc has a higher activity for reating than does the iron, when together, zinc and iron, even though both metals would like to oxidize (lose electrons, become the metallic part of an ionic compound, or rust), only the metal with the higher activity level can. so, zinc "rusts", meaning the zinc will become oxidized (zinc atoms become zinc ions and for into zinc-anion compounds, leaving the iron to remain intact, with those great iron properties such as strength (your boat doesn't bend, your bridge doesn't collapse). redox is quite neat, rusting forms iron into Iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3, and has wonderful properties of its own, just not so good in the strength department.
What is the solubility of zinc in 100 grams water?
Zinc (Zn metal) is not soluble in water.
What does zinc and water produce?
It produces zinc hydroxide and hydrogen.
What type of water corrodes water faster?
I do not think that water can corrode, can it?
How does cast iron react to salt water?
It corrodes badly.
What effect does salt water have on glass and plastic?
salt corrodes glass
Is zinc permeable to water?
Zinc isn't permeable to water.
Is zinc unreactive to water?
Zinc is unreactive to cold water, but will react with steam to give zinc oxide and hydrogen.
How does zinc protect steel from rusting?
great chemistry question. rusting is a redox reaction (transfer of electrons). since zinc has a higher activity for reating than does the iron, when together, zinc and iron, even though both metals would like to oxidize (lose electrons, become the metallic part of an ionic compound, or rust), only the metal with the higher activity level can. so, zinc "rusts", meaning the zinc will become oxidized (zinc atoms become zinc ions and for into zinc-anion compounds, leaving the iron to remain intact, with those great iron properties such as strength (your boat doesn't bend, your bridge doesn't collapse). redox is quite neat, rusting forms iron into Iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3, and has wonderful properties of its own, just not so good in the strength department.
Why do sailor pants button on instead of zip?
Because salt water corrodes the zipper.
Why do water heater elements fail?
Usually because the protective coating on them corrodes with age.
When Iron corrodes in the presence of air and water to form what?
IRON OXIDE.......AKA RUST!
What is the solubility of zinc in 100 grams water?
Zinc (Zn metal) is not soluble in water.
What reactants would give zinc nitrate water?
Zinc nitrate dissolved in water.
What does zinc and water produce?
It produces zinc hydroxide and hydrogen.
