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Oxygen is being incorporated into the surface, forming iron oxide. The added mass is oxygen.
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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.
What is a physical change Milk becomes sour an iron nail rusts?
Both milk souring and iron rusting are chemical changes.
Would an iron nail rust if it was in drying agent?
No - the drying agent prevents the corrosion (rusting) of iron because the agent absorbs all the moisture and none if it will react with the iron nail thus no rust is made.
Can rusting of iron nail occur in distilled water justify your answer?
NO because distilled water contains no salts.
Is a nail rusting reversible?
I'm not sure what you mean by "reversible" When iron rusts some of the iron it changed to iron oxide and thus part of the nail would be lost, but if discovered in time the rusting can be stopped and prevented from continuing.
Can you reverse an iron nail rusting?
ca you reverse an iron nail rusting
Why is rusting nail chemical change?
A rusting nail is the oxidation of iron, in which the iron in the nail and the oxygen in the air react to form a new substance, iron oxide, with different properties from the iron and the oxygen.
Why a wooden cork in water not an iron nail?
Because iron is rusting.
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.
What will rust a nail?
Rusting is the oxidation of iron in a humid environment.
Is rusting a nail a physical change or chemical change?
A nail rusting is a chemical change. The chemical formula of the metal completely changes, adding oxygen to the formula. Iron changes from Fe to FeO2 , or to Fe2O3
Does the weight of a nail change after rusting?
Yeah, it does and it becomes more
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 evidence of a chemical reaction might you see by rusting of an iron nail?
oxidation
Why is rusting of a nail chemical change?
Its iron being converted into iron oxide (rust) by oxidation. That's chemistry.
What chemical reaction takes place when an iron nail rusts?
Rusting is an oxydation reaction.
What are five chemicals of the nail?
Iron, a cheap but structurally very useful metalCarbon, used to harden iron into steel. Very useful when iron is to be a nailZinc, in the galvanized nail. Extends the nail's life.Aluminum, used in situation where rusting is a problem such as a roof.Nickel, also a relatively cheap metal that both hardens and helps reduce rusting.
