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Is Fe2O3 a strong is electrolyte or a weak electrolyte?

Fe2O3 is not an electrolyte because it is an ionic compound composed of iron (III) oxide, which does not produce ions in an aqueous solution. Therefore, it does not dissociate into ions and cannot conduct electricity in solution.


Which of the following electrolytes would you use to electroplate silver (Ag) on iron (Fe)?

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How does a Baghdad battery work?

A Baghdad battery consists of a ceramic pot, a copper cylinder, and an iron rod. When filled with an electrolyte such as vinegar or lemon juice, it generates a small electric current due to chemical reactions between the metals and the electrolyte. Though the exact purpose of these ancient batteries is still debated, they could potentially have been used for electroplating or medical purposes.


What are the conditions for rusting?

For rusting to occur, iron must be exposed to oxygen and moisture in the air. This triggers a chemical reaction known as oxidation, which causes the iron to form iron oxide, or rust. Presence of an electrolyte such as salt can accelerate the rusting process.


How does iron become iron oxide?

Rust is the common name for a very common compound, iron oxide. Iron oxide, the chemical Fe2O3, is common because iron combines very readily with oxygen -- so readily, in fact, that pure iron is only rarely found in nature.Iron (or steel) rusting is an example of corrosion -- an electrochemical process involving an anode (a piece of metal that readily gives up electrons), an electrolyte (a liquid that helps electrons move) and a cathode (a piece of metal that readily accepts electrons). When a piece of metal corrodes, the electrolyte helps provide oxygen to the anode. As oxygen combines with the metal, electrons are liberated. When they flow through the electrolyte to the cathode, the metal of the anode disappears, swept away by the electrical flow or converted into metal cations in a form such as rust.For iron to become iron oxide, three things are required: iron, water (or other suitable electrolyte) and oxygen. Here's what happens when the three get together:When a drop of water hits an iron object, two things begin to happen almost immediately. First, the water, a good electrolyte, combines with carbon dioxide in the air to form a weak carbonic acid, an even better electrolyte. As the acid is formed and the iron dissolved, some of the water will begin to break down into its component pieces -- hydrogen and oxygen. The free oxygen and dissolved iron bond into iron oxide, in the process freeing electrons. The electrons liberated from the anode portion of the iron flow to the cathode, which may be a piece of a metal less electrically reactive than iron, or another point on the piece of iron itself.The chemical compounds found in liquids like acid rain, seawater and the salt-loaded spray from snow-belt roads make them better electrolytes than pure water, allowing their presence to speed the process of rusting on iron and other forms of corrosion on other metals.

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Which is not an electrolyte acid base sodium chloride or iron?

iron is an non electrolyte


which electrolyte is important in hemoglobin formation?

The electrolyte iron is important in the production of hemoglobin.


Is Fe2O3 a strong is electrolyte or a weak electrolyte?

Fe2O3 is not an electrolyte because it is an ionic compound composed of iron (III) oxide, which does not produce ions in an aqueous solution. Therefore, it does not dissociate into ions and cannot conduct electricity in solution.


Which electrolyte is necessary for normal platelet function?

Iron


What is the most important electrolyte in hemoglobin production?

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Why isn't iron used as the electrodes in electrolysis?

Iron oxidizes too easily to be used in electrolysis.


Is fe2(cro4)3 a strong electrolyte?

Iron chromate is insoluble in water.


What can you use for an electrolyte?

Anything that ionizes is ideal as an electrolyte, the more easily it ionizes in an aqueous, the better an electrolyte it is. For example sodium ions, Na+(aq), are better electrolytes than Iron metal particles, Fe(s).


Which of the following electrolytes would you use to electroplate silver (Ag) on iron (Fe)?

agno3


Is FeS an electrolyte?

No, FeS (iron sulfide) is not an electrolyte. Electrolytes are substances that conduct electricity when dissolved in a solvent, such as water. FeS is not soluble in water, so it does not dissociate into ions to conduct electricity.


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What is the reaction of iron III chloride and water?

A strong electrolyte dissociates completely into ions in aqueous solution. When iron(II) chloride, a strong electrolyte, is put into water the cations and anions are surrounded by water molecules and the solid dissolves.FeCl2(s) --> Fe2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq)