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Iron plus oxygen forms iron oxide, or plain old rust.
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What forms rust?
Iron, when it oxidizes.
Why does an iron nail rust?
Iron present in the nail oxidizes in oxygen to form the iron oxides
Why does iron rust in vinegar?
The acetic acid in vinegar attacks the iron and oxidizes it to rust.
What occurs when material containing iron are expose to oxygen and water?
The iron oxidizes and turns to rust
Why is copper more useful than iron for building?
Copper is more malleable and can be formed easier. However, it is much softer than iron and doesn't carry weight well. Copper is more corrosion resistant than iron is and oxidizes very slowly.
What is a foot warmer?
a packet that warms your foot, they work then the iron oxidizes and carbon releases the heat from the oxidized iron.
What is the element in the periodic table that changes color when it oxidizes?
Sodium iron copper
Why isn't iron used as the electrodes in electrolysis?
Iron oxidizes too easily to be used in electrolysis.
What happens to iron as it oxidizes?
Iron atoms release their outermost electrons to form cations. They are Iron(II) and Iron(III) ions. In aqueous medium, Iron(II) is more stable.
Why is bronze statues better than iron statues?
Because Iron rusts and deteriorates in the presence of oxygen, where are bronze oxidizes but does not deteriorate
What is a rust streak?
A rust streak is a streak in iron ore veins that was oxidized. Rust forms when oxygen oxidizes iron ore.
How is rust produced?
Rust is iron oxide. So when iron oxidizes you get rust. So iron and steel (iron and carbon) are prone to this happening while metal like aluminum well not rust.
