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What can cause iron to rust and go through chemical weathering?
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How do air and water cause chemical weathering?
is because they react to the iron and form rust
Chemical weathering by water?
Oxidation (The bonding of oxygen to iron in the presence of water) Carbonation (Water + Carbon dioxide --> Carbonic acid) Acid Rain (SO2 or NOx + Water --> Acid Rain) All of the above will cause chemical weathering
Does rust forming on a car body is a chemical reaction?
Rust is formed when iron reacts with oxygen in the air. It's not erosion, it's a chemical change called oxidation.
What chemical weathering process is caused by oxygen and water acting on iron?
The process is called rusting.
Is oxidation chemical or physical reaction?
Oxidation is the recombination of atoms of one molecule with oxygen. An example might be the rusting of iron: 2Fe(s) + 3O2(g) --> 2Fe2O3(s) Therefore, oxidation is chemical reaction.
Do water and air cause chemical weathering?
is because they react to the iron and form rust
How do air and water cause chemical weathering?
is because they react to the iron and form rust
Is iron lawn furniture rusting outside mechanical or chemical weathering?
It would be a chemical change.
How does groundwater cause chemical weathering?
Groundwater causes chemical weathering by speeding reactions between reactive materials. Typical would be an oxidizing reaction, such as the formation of rust in rocks containing iron, or the dissolution of limestone by carbonic acid.
How is weathering different than erosion?
weathering is part of erosion there are two types of erosion mechanical and chemical. chemical refers to elements such as oxygen and Iron which cause a chemical change such as rust and oxidation mechanical weathering is when rocks or materials are separated by water mass movement etc
Chemical weathering by water?
Oxidation (The bonding of oxygen to iron in the presence of water) Carbonation (Water + Carbon dioxide --> Carbonic acid) Acid Rain (SO2 or NOx + Water --> Acid Rain) All of the above will cause chemical weathering
Does rust forming on a car body is a chemical reaction?
Rust is formed when iron reacts with oxygen in the air. It's not erosion, it's a chemical change called oxidation.
What type of rock when rocks are broken down into smaller fragments?
Rocks are broken down by physical or chemical weathering.
What takes place when minerals in rocks combine with air and chemical weathering?
The oxygen in the air combines with the minerals and the rocks change because the minerals are oxidizing. Oxidation can cause new chemical compounds such as iron oxide to form in the rocks.
What is a Venn diagram that distinguishes mechanical weathering from chemical weathering?
chemical weathering works faster copper roof turns brown then green after several years in air or in minutes with the right chemicals iron hardware can be browned or blued so the weathering being the universe wind rain air sun = natural vibration annealing sanding peening = mechanical chemical =chemical
What does chemical and physical weathering have in common?
Physical weathering physically breaks down the rock, whereas chemical weathering breaks down the rock through chemical changes. For example, physical weathering could break down rock through ice wedging, which occurs when water seeps through the cracks in the rock, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to crack. Chemical weathering could be when oxidation (rusting) occurs, when metal is exposed to water and oxygen. Either way they both break down rock.
What chemical weathering process is caused by oxygen and water acting on iron?
The process is called rusting.
