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Cause the iron to corrose-oxidize-rust.
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What gas in the air reacts with iron to make it rusty?
oxygen reacts with iron and forms rust Oxygen reacts with iron to form iron oxide.
What element does iron react with in damp air?
Iron reacts with oxygen in air to for rust.
Where does the oxygen come from that reacts with the iron in a sparkler?
The air
What is the main compound found in rust?
oxygen and iron, the oxygen in the air or water reacts with the iron
When iron oxide is made does the iron take the oxygen out of the water or out of the air?
It takes the oxygen from air because without the presence of air, iron cannot turn into ferric oxide. The iron first reacts with air and then reacts with water to form rust.
Why is rusting of iron fast in rainy season?
Iron rusts because it reacts with oxygen. The oxygen in water reacts with iron quicker than oxygen in air, and the air outside is often damp, and there is the rain as well.
What minerals are iron oxides?
Iron oxide is rust. It is formed when the element iron reacts with oxygen in the water or air.
What is happening when iron rusts?
Iron reacts with oxygen in the air. This forms Iron Oxide (FeO), which is the chemical name for normal rust.
Reacts with oxygen to produce rust?
Iron reacts with oxygen to produce rust.
Iron reacts with oxygen in the air to make rust.what is the chemical formaly?
4Fe + 3O2 2Fe2O3
Can pure iron be found on earths crust?
No because iron reacts with various substances including oxygen in the air to produce rust.
Iron III oxide is formed when iron combines with oxygen in the air How many grams of Fe2O3 are formed when 16.7 g of Fe reacts completely with oxygen?
23.95g
