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Why is rusting said to be one of the most expensive chemical reactions?
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Rust is why most cars expire. Same can be said for ships, boats and most infrastructure.
Reinforced concrete is concrete armored often with steel and/or iron rebars and is a very common building material in most kinds of infrastructure. If the steel or iron rebars in the concrete begins rusting the concrete will crack as the corrosion swells the iron/steel and therefore creates a crack that propagates and exposes more iron/steel to the elements.
If a large part of the worlds automobiles, ships, boats and infrastructure are destroyed, in one way or another, by rusting, it is hard to think of a chemical reaction that can match it in cost.
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