What is the oxidizing agent when iron rusts?

Answer 1

Rust forms... i think. check in your science book. it's in the sixth grade science book, too. If my answer is correct, rust is a reddish dust that can eat through metal. it can also turn rocks into a crumbly, unstable rock. Rust is found on Mars, and rust is why Mars is red.

Answer 2

If you heat iron in air, you get black iron oxide, Fe3O4 and in more oxidising conditions you get red iron oxide, Fe2O3. In normal atmospheric conditions you get a complex substance known as rust.

Answer 3

The oxidizing agent when iron rusts is oxygen in the presence of water. Oxygen in the air reacts with iron in the presence of moisture to form iron oxide, which is the reddish-brown substance known as rust.

Answer 4

Iron rusts or corrodes. Iron hydroxide brownish in color forms. However both moisture and oxygen must be present. If one is absent rusting wont occur.

Answer 5

oxygen and water are the oxidizing agents when iron rusts.

Answer 6

Yes, under wet conditions iron oxidises into rust.

Answer 7

Yes, it is a common reaction of iron.

Answer 8

Exposure to air and moisture.

Answer 9

It is known as rust.