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The iron is oxidised by oxygen in the air. This process is catalysed (faster) in the presence of water and salt.
Fe(s) + O2(g) --> Fe2O3(s) (rust)
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Will 7up rust a nail?
Well I did and experiment for 30 days with 7up and an iron nail and it did not rust.
Why does a rusty nail weigh more than the original nail?
Rust is iron oxide, a molecule consisting of iron and oxygen. The mass of the iron in the rust molecules comes from the original nail, but the mass of the oxygen has come from the air. When rust forms on iron, the mass of the iron object is increased by the mass of the oxygen that has combined with some of the iron.
How fast a nail will rust by water?
This really depends on the concentration of impurities in water. More the impurities, faster it will rust the iron nail. To reduce rusting of any iron the best way is to paint the nail.
Is a rust forming on an iron nail chemical or physical?
A nail rusting is a chemical change. The iron in the nail reacts with water and oxygen to produce rust, a compound with the chemical formula Fe3O2.nH2O.
What happens to a steel nail in Ginger Ale?
The steel nail will rust.
What happens to nail after heating?
It either cleans the nail, or makes the nail have rust.
Can rusting happens with iron nail when it is kept in distilled water?
Yes, rust happens to iron nail though it is kept in distilled water.
What happens to a nail when it sokes in coke with?
the nail will get shiny the coke will get rid of all rust on iron. We use coke to clean the rust of our bicycles
Why does saltwater make a nail rust?
It's not just saltwater that makes a nail rust, even water makes a nail rust. Rust is simply oxidation, it happens when oxygen comes into contact with something and creates a chemical reaction and creates "oxides". Iron + oxygen = Iron oxide (red rust on steel)
Why does an iron nail rust?
Iron present in the nail oxidizes in oxygen to form the iron oxides
Will 7up rust a nail?
Well I did and experiment for 30 days with 7up and an iron nail and it did not rust.
When a nail rust iron from the nail combines with oxygen from the air to form what?
They combine to form rust. You might be able to guess from what's combining that "rust" is apparently an iron oxide.
Why a rusty nail weighs more than the original nail?
Rust is iron oxide, a molecule consisting of iron and oxygen. The mass of the iron in the rust molecules comes from the original nail, but the mass of the oxygen has come from the air. When rust forms on iron, the mass of the iron object is increased by the mass of the oxygen that has combined with some of the iron.
Can a nail rust?
it can rust it reacts with atmosphere and reacts with iron oxide then it get rusted
Why does a rusty nail weigh more than the original nail?
Rust is iron oxide, a molecule consisting of iron and oxygen. The mass of the iron in the rust molecules comes from the original nail, but the mass of the oxygen has come from the air. When rust forms on iron, the mass of the iron object is increased by the mass of the oxygen that has combined with some of the iron.
A chemical property of an iron nail ability?
rust
What is the new product of a rusting nail?
When the iron in a nail combines with oxygen it forms iron oxide. We call this rust.
