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If you mean in solid ice, then there are three reasons.
First ice is cold, so chemical reactions are slowed down a lot.
Secondly ice is an electrical insulator. Rust depends on a electrolytic process where water supplies a charge to the rust site.
And thirdly, ice is solid and impermeable to oxygen, so oxygen, which is needed for rusting, cannot get to the iron.
Iron in a water and ice mixture will rust, though slowly, as the electrolytic process and the oxygen will both be present.
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If steel and copper were in contact in an electrolyte which would corrode?
Steel will corrode as the iron in it is more reactive than copper.
What conditions are needed for steel to corrode?
damp
If you where to store sulfuric acid in a container out of a steel can glass jar or a plastic bottle which one would be most likely to corrode?
steel
The use of iron brought many advantages over the steel previously used?
Steel is lighter, less brittle, doesn't corrode (rust) as quickly and is easier to shape and form.
Why does steel wool corrode from water?
Steel wool corrodes from water because the water has oxygen. If the steel wool is in contact with both the water and oxygen it will begin to rust rapidly. The rusting will take a while. It will take between 5-7 days.
Does gypsum corrode stainless steel?
No, gypsum does not corrode stainless steel.
If steel and copper were in contact in an electrolyte which would corrode?
Steel will corrode as the iron in it is more reactive than copper.
What conditions are needed for steel to corrode?
damp
What household items will corrode stainless steel?
u.s.
Does stainless steel corrode quicker than aluminium?
No
Will calcium oxide corrode steel?
Practically impossible
What makes steel in cars corrode?
Moisture and oxygen.
Do hydrochloric acid corrode carbon steel?
yes
Used to galvanise steel so it wont corrode?
Zinc.
What material forms on iron and steel when they corrode?
Rust, which is ferric oxide.
Will steel teaspoons corrode in water or orange juice?
No, because they are plated.
Why steel wool corrode in water and not in orange juice?
there is more oxygen in water
