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Because you can't 'unrust' a nail

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Is a rusty nail reversible?

Surface rusting may be removed without weakening the metal nail too much. A badly rusted nail may not have enough metal left to be strong enough to still be useful. Therefore, irreversible change depends on the depth the rusting has reached.


How do you know rusting on a nail is a chemical change?

Rusting on a nail is a chemical change because it involves a chemical reaction between the iron in the nail and oxygen in the air to form iron oxide. This process is irreversible and results in a change in the chemical composition of the nail.


Is a nail rusting a physical or chemical?

A nail rusting is a chemical change.


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


Why is a rusting nail a chemical chance?

A rusting nail is a chemical change because the iron in the nail is reacting with oxygen in the air to form iron oxide (rust), changing the composition of the nail. This process is irreversible and involves a chemical reaction.


Is rusting an irreversible cause?

Rusting is an irreversible process.


Is a nail rusting a pysical change?

No, rusting is oxidation, a form of chemical change.


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.


Is a nail rust is a chemical?

Yes, a rusting nail is an example of the chemical change oxidation.


Does the weight of a nail change after rusting?

Yeah, it does and it becomes more


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.


Is rusting of iron a permanent or temporary change?

permanent- you are changing the chemicals in the iron when it rust