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Corrosion is the oxidation of metals by reaction with the chemicals (oxygen, water, salts etc. ) environment to more stable oxidation states and includes rusting of iron, tarnishing of silver and copper, pitting of aluminum etc. The type of corrosion depends on the metal and the environment is in.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoA chemical process by which a material is broken down
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∙ 13y agoThe most basic example of corrosion in daily life is the rusting of Iron due to moisture.
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∙ 11y agorusting of iron, greenish colour on copper pots, white powder forms on zinc roofing, tin cans becoming black- the corroded results is often flaky,crumby and makes the metal useless.
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∙ 13y agoRust. (see your car for an example).
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∙ 10y agoSee the link below
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The weathering of the Earth's surface is known as corrosion?
No, it's known as erosion. Corrosion is the weathering of things like metal and glass.
What is a gradual wearing away of a substance by water is known as?
Corrosion. This often involves a reaction with oxygen.
What does water and wind have to do together?
their both elements required for erosion/corrosion and they both contain h2o
After a hurricane much sand on one popular New Jersey beach had been washed a way by huge waves Is this an example of corrosion or erosion?
It is an example of erosion. See link to related question below.
What are the geographical processes related to the issue of coastal management?
attrition, abrasion, hydraulic action, corrosion and erosion.
Whats the definition of erosion?
The physical processes of erosion are called corrasion or mechanical erosion; the chemical processes are called corrosion or chemical erosion. But most examples of erosion include some of both corrasion and corrosion. The agents of erosion are gravity, ice, water (eluvian erosion) and wind (eolian erosion). Erosion is sometimes restricted to transportation, excluding weathering. Erosion does not include mass wasting, unless erosion is being discussed in a tectonic context, in which case exhumation may be the better term. An easy way of putting that is erosion is the movement of an object caused by weather. By:Gabriel simatupang 4-5 C (highscope tb simatupang)
If water waves wash sand away is it corrosion or erosion?
Erosion
What are some examples of water erosion?
wind
What is the difference between corrosion and errosion?
Corrosion is a chemical oxidative process. Erosion is a physical wear process.
What are some examples of corrosion?
Iron and steel rusting is an example of corrosion. Copper pitting or the green patina one sees on copper roofs are also examples of corrosion. Stress Cracking is also considered an example of corrosion.
What are two results in which waves cause erosion?
abrasion and corrosion ?
What types of erosion happen in meanders?
hydraulic action and corrosion
What is an antonym for accretion?
Corrosion, attrition, destruction, loss and erosion.
What are some examples of erosion caused by ice?
ice wedging
What rhymes with corrosion?
"Explosive" can rhyme with "corrosive". I bet some other words can too, but that is what I can think of right now.
Are sand dunes and deltas examples of erosion?
No, they are examples of deposition, not erosion.
What are some examples of the erosion?
Wind erosion - dust storms, sand movement in desertsWater erosion - rivers (grand canyon), sea,Gravity erosion - land slides
