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What is the effect does water have on steel?
Think this through. What is the difference between sea water and freshwater? Salt. What does salt do? Rust or create buildups on metal. What types of metal? Several types including iron and steel.
Why does water rust?
Iron corrodes to form an iron oxide. This oxide is commonly called rust. The reaction involves a transfer of electrons from iron to oxygen. Water is commonly slightly acidic due to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The acid brings hydrogen ions in contact with the iron which allows the formation of an iron hydroxide intermediary compound which hastens the formation of iron oxide, rust. Ships at the bottom of the ocean rust more slowly as there is less oxygen and the water is less acidic. The only way to prevent rust forming is to prevent oxygen coming in contact with the iron through the application of paint, oil, plastic or another metal.
Will objects rust more quickly in salt water or plain water without salt What kind of objects will not rust at all?
will objects rust more quickly in salt water or plain water without salt
Will the medal get rustier with salt water or Regular water?
Although metals might not get 'rustier' placing a metal in salt water will increase the speed that metals will rust. This is because salt water contains minerals ions (i.e. Na+, Cl-) that increase the reactivity of the metal rusting. Metals rust by losing electrons to a contact fluid, i.e. air or water. Because of the ions in salt water there is a greater potential difference between the electon charge in the metal and the solution. This creates a simple kind of battery where the electrons will travel from the metal to the solution.
Will a quarter rust faster in salt water or fresh water?
salt water cause of the salt particals in the water
Will salt and water make metal rust?
Yes
Does tap water or salt water cause metals to rust faster and why?
Most likely salt water. The salt accelerates the rate of corrosion, plus it has the oxygen needed for the metal to rust. Tap water has the oxygen too but with the salt also, it would cause the metal to rust more rapidly.
Is this a good hypothesis I think objects rust quicker in salt water than in plain water without salt?
Metal rust quickly in salt water than it does in pure water.
Does saltwater make metal rust faster than unsalted water?
Salt water does make nails rust faster than non-salted water, because when salt is added to water, it will rust the top layer of the nail, and then make the nail basically shed its top layer. Then the salt will rust that layer, and this process continues until the whole nail is rusted. Normal water can only really rust the top layer, and can't get to the rest of the nail.
What is the effect does water have on steel?
Think this through. What is the difference between sea water and freshwater? Salt. What does salt do? Rust or create buildups on metal. What types of metal? Several types including iron and steel.
What is salt water corrosion?
Is the breaking down of electron in a metal due to chemical reaction which passes quicker through the salt to get to the metal
How does salt water affect copper?
Salt water affects copper by causing corrosion. The non-oxidizing acids in the salt water break down the copper metal and in turn, the metal loses its color and begins to rust.
What makes metal rust?
steel will rust because of ether a water and salt mixture or a water and air mixture. for the water and salt the steel will just rust. steel will also rust in plain water. and the science for the water and air. when steel water and oxygen come all together in contact they create Iron Oxide. that is what rust is. by the way Iron Oxide is what gives mars it's red color.
Does the addition of salt make water rust metal any faster?
yes because when the chemichels act up it rust fastes
Will salt water system rust your metal above ground pool?
salt water will rust, corrode and eat away any metal that does not have a good protective coating on it if there is a scratch or flaw in that coating the rust will start and continue to spread like a cancer unless stopped and taken care of Yes
What kind of water will make a metal nail rust faster tap salt sweet rain or fresh water?
i think it's none the answer is salt water
Why do ships suffer a lot of damage due to rust?
They spend a lot of time at sea... Salt water is corrosive - any imperfection in the ship's paint allows the salt water to penetrate the hull. Water and metal creates rust !
