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Is a piece of metal rusting a chemical change?
Yes. Oxygen combines with the metal to form an oxide.
Is rusting a metal physical change?
Metal rusting (corrosion) is a chemical change.
What is rusting metal?
Metal rusting is a piece of metal such as a bike, and you leave it out in the rain. In a couple weeks, (If it's still out there,) it will be rusty. Rusty is a brown hard piece that sticks to metal. You need a scraper and a spare hour it your planning on getting it off.The actual process is oxidization. Iron (Fe) becomes rust by having oxygen attach to the molecular structure (FeO2). Rust is about 50% heavier than the original metal.
What is an example of a metal corroding?
Rusting
What is the color change when metal rust?
It depends on what metal is 'rusting'.
Why the rusting of an iron bar decrease the strength of the bar?
When rusting occurs, some of the outer metal converts to a crumbly iron oxide that doesn't have the same strength as the metal. The deeper the rusting goes into the metal , the weaker the bar will become.
Why the rusting of an iron bar decreases the strength of the bar?
When rusting occurs, some of the outer metal converts to a crumbly iron oxide that doesn't have the same strength as the metal. The deeper the rusting goes into the metal , the weaker the bar will become.
Why the rusting of an iron pole is not physical change?
The rusting of an iron pole is a chemical change. An example of a chemical change would be crumbling a piece of paper. When you are crumbling this piece of paper, the contents of the paper have not change and you are able to uncrumble the paper there is no difference except the paper has wrinkles. :) However in an example of chemical change like a metal rusting, you cannot un-rust it, it was chemically changed. Another example of a chemical change would be burning a piece of paper to ashes.
Is non rusting metal a physical change?
If by non rusting you mean it is in the same state it was made in then it wouldn't be part of any change. But if something is rusting it would be a chemical change because the metal is changing composition and it is not the same metal it was in the first place.
What happens if you leave navel jelly on the metal?
It will keep the metal from rusting.
Is rusting an example of physical or chemical change?
Rusting is the oxidation of a metal and is an example of a chemical change.
What is another name for metal rusting?
oxidation
