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They have different meanings and they are spelled differently.
Corrosion is the act of gnawing away or corroding such as the action of rust on metal.
Combustion is the process of burning.
However, in chemistry there is also the meaning of slow oxidation not accompanied by high heat or light.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoi thing CHEMICAL REACTION THAT OCCURS WHEN OXEYGEN REACTS with a subbstance to form a new substance and give off energy corrosion slow chemical change that occurs when oxygen in the air reacts with thw metal
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∙ 13y agoThey are both chemical reactions which involve the combination of a material with oxygen.
Corrosion:
4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3
Combustion could be the same as the above equation if iron is burning or:
C8H18 + 12.5O2 --> 8CO2 + 9H2O
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∙ 14y agoHow is combustion similar to and different from corrosion? over time, the carbon and hydrogen within the cells of the organisms were converted into hydrocarbons
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∙ 13y agoBoth combustion and corrosion "eat away and destroy" the substance they are attacking, combustion just does it much faster.
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∙ 11y agoCombustion is an oxydaton reaction with burning, corrosion not.
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What chemical reaction produces both corrosion and iron oxide in the soil?
Corrosion is an oxidation reaction.
Is rusting metal exothermic or endothermic?
It is an exothermic reaction. However, rusting of iron liberates only a small amount of heat as compared to other forms of metal corrosion.
What is the name of slow oxidation reaction involving metals?
corrosion (in iron this is called rusting)
Is corrosion a chemical property or chemical change?
Corrosion, or rusting, is the oxidation of a substance, and therefore a chemical reaction. The most well known corrosion is the rusting of iron, in which the iron is oxidised by oxygen. Both metals and non-metals can therefore undergo corrosion, and it can be by any oxidising agent, and therefore not need be oxygen.
Rusting is an example of what?
Rusting is the corrosion of iron. A redox reaction will occur and the iron will be oxidised by the oxygen and water surrounding it or any other strong oxidants.
What chemical reaction produces both corrosion and iron oxide in the soil?
Corrosion is an oxidation reaction.
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 is corrosive?
Corrosion is a chemical reaction in which molecules break down due to a chemical reaction with its surroundings. Most often, corrosion is the electro-chemical oxidation of a metal (such as iron "corroding" to form iron oxide, a.k.a. rust). Corrosion is deterioration of a substance, usually metal. Corrosion is slow and continuous eating away of metal by the surrounding.
Is rusting metal exothermic or endothermic?
It is an exothermic reaction. However, rusting of iron liberates only a small amount of heat as compared to other forms of metal corrosion.
What is the name of slow oxidation reaction involving metals?
corrosion (in iron this is called rusting)
What metals are most affected and least affected by metal corrosion What causes metal corrosion Hows is metal corrosion caused by water and how is it related to it?
Corrosion is a chemical reaction; corrosion of iron is the reaction with water in the presence of oxygen. Metals as Pt, Au, Ta, Rh, Ru, etc are less sensible to corrosion.
Why does gold not rust?
Rust is the common name of the corrosion products of Iron. These are the results of the reaction of iron with water and oxygen. Rust is also the term used only for iron oxides (Iron which reacts with oxygen). For corrosion of gold, see related link below. == ==
Is corrosion a chemical property or chemical change?
Corrosion, or rusting, is the oxidation of a substance, and therefore a chemical reaction. The most well known corrosion is the rusting of iron, in which the iron is oxidised by oxygen. Both metals and non-metals can therefore undergo corrosion, and it can be by any oxidising agent, and therefore not need be oxygen.
Is Rusting is an example of?
Rusting is the corrosion of iron. A redox reaction will occur and the iron will be oxidised by the oxygen and water surrounding it or any other strong oxidants.
Rusting is an example of what?
Rusting is the corrosion of iron. A redox reaction will occur and the iron will be oxidised by the oxygen and water surrounding it or any other strong oxidants.
Is rusting of iron a combustion process?
No. Combustion is where something burns. Rusting is an example of oxidisation. ------------------ Yes, rusting is an example of slow combustion. And yes it is an oxidation reaction too, as Combustion is an oxidation reaction with an evolution of heat and/or light. In rudting there is: 1. Relase of energy. 2. Oxidation Hence, rusting is considered an oxidation reaction.
How is burning iron a similar reaction to burning?
Because burning is a a reaction with oxygen, an oxydation.
