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A chemical change, redox reaction:
2Fe(s) + O2(g) --> 2FeO(s)
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What kind of change of rusting of iron?
Iron rusting is a chemical change in which iron reacts with moist air to form fe2o3 commonly known as rust, a brown coloured coating.
What kind of change iron to rust?
Iron rusting is a chemical change in which iron reacts with moist air to form fe2o3 commonly known as rust, a brown coloured coating.
What kind of chemical causes rusting of iron?
Oxygen.
Why is rusting a chemical change?
Rusting is a reaction which combines molecules to form other molecules: metal + oxygen -> rust. The definition of a chemical reaction is molecules turning into other molecules, so rusting is a chemical reaction.
What is one kind of an atom used to protect iron atoms from rusting?
Cobalt and Thorium
Why do you apply paint to iron articles?
Paint can protect iron from rusting, especially if it is the right kind of paint - you would not want to use a water based acrylic paint, since the water in the paint would promote rusting, rather than preventing it.
Water resistant picnic tables?
The best kind of water resistant picnic tables are reinforced steel or iron. These will last a long time and if treated properly will avoid rusting.
What kind of change happens when iron rusts?
Oxidation. Water, oxygen, and metal.
Why is rusting a kind of slow oxidation?
as it takes a lot of time
How effective are steel castings at preventing rusting?
Steel castings can prevent rusting depending on what the kind of steel. Carbon steel may cause rusting at a higher rate than stainless steel.
Can either the iron or the wood change back to the kind of matter they were at first?
It depends if the change is physical or chemical. If it is a physical change, the wood or iron never really changed, just it's physical appearance. If the change is chemical then the wood or iron supposedly can't change back to it's original substance or matter.
What kind of person was Susan B. Anthony?
"Susan was the kind of person who was not willing to sit and wait for change - she was the kind of person to make the change happen herself, if she could."
