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Iron oxide is a major component of soils and can actually be good for the environment by being a good adsorber of essential metals for plant growth but also toxic metals and arsenic released from mining and industrial processes. However iron oxide suspended in solution can obscure light from aquatic ecosystems, reducing productivity and cause fouling of the gills on fish. Also iron oxides can act as transport agents by adsorbing harmful metals in one place only to release them into another.
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Is iron oxide bad if you swallow some?
incredibly
Why iron rod loos its shiny and rusted when in kept in open air?
as oxide of iron is formed on the nail in contact with the environment
What is the name of the ionic compound FeO?
Iron Oxide Its actually Iron(ii) Oxide there is no such thing as iron oxide.
Is rust an element of iron and oxygen called iron oxide?
Rust is not an element but compounds of iron. The brown oxide of iron is ferrous oxide and the black oxide of iron is ferric oxide.
What is the main compound in rust?
The scientific name for rust is iron oxide. It is made up of the elements iron and oxygen. Turning iron to iron oxide is an example of corrosion.
Is nitrous oxide bad for the environment?
No it is not bad
How does iron oxide harm the environment?
Because the oxide hits the ozone layer and I think that is why
Is iron oxide bad if you swallow some?
incredibly
Why iron rod loos its shiny and rusted when in kept in open air?
as oxide of iron is formed on the nail in contact with the environment
What is the name of the ionic compound FeO?
Iron Oxide Its actually Iron(ii) Oxide there is no such thing as iron oxide.
Is rust an element of iron and oxygen called iron oxide?
Rust is not an element but compounds of iron. The brown oxide of iron is ferrous oxide and the black oxide of iron is ferric oxide.
Is iron oxide a gas?
No, iron oxide is a solid.
What is the formula for iron (III) oxide?
FeO for ferrous oxide, ( iron(II) oxide); Fe2O3 for ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide) and Fe3O4 for ferrous ferric oxide, (iron (II,III) oxide)
What elements are in iron oxide?
We know that iron (Fe) and oxygen (O) make up iron oxide. (There is more than one oxide of iron, by the way.)
What is the iron II oxide formula?
FeO for ferrous oxide, ( iron(II) oxide); Fe2O3 for ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide) and Fe3O4 for ferrous ferric oxide, (iron (II,III) oxide)
What is the main compound in rust?
The scientific name for rust is iron oxide. It is made up of the elements iron and oxygen. Turning iron to iron oxide is an example of corrosion.
Iron oxide formula?
Iron II oxide: FeO Iron III oxide: Fe2O3
