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Does increasing of mass of rusty iron violate the low of conservation of mass?
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∙ 11y ago
No, because the principle of conservation of matter states that during a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed. The total mass of reactants MUST equal the total mass of products.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. The extra weight it receives is a result of oxidation, or the process in which oxygen (from the air) bonds with the iron.
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∙ 14y agoNo. The iron metal has chemically bonded with oxygen to form rust. The oxygen in the compound accounts for the extra weight.
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∙ 11y agoNo, because the additional mass incorporated into iron that rusts is removed from the atmosphere surrounding the rusting iron.
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What is the formation of iron oxide in rock?
it makes the rock rusty
Well water is rusty orange color?
You most likely have iron and/or iron bacteria. Take a sample for lab analysis.
Was mass converted in the reaction of iron and sulfur?
The mass was conserved in the reaction of iron and sulfur. The law of conservation of mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed. The weight of the beginning materials, iron and sulfur are exactly equal to the weight of the product, iron sulfide.
Why is Mars soil red?
Mars is red simply because it is rusty. All the iron oxide colors the soil, hence the nickname the"Red Planet."
Which of these groups of elements is listed by increasing order?
Al, Si, P, and S
Why doesn't rusting violate the law of conservation of mass?
Why should it violate it? Atoms are simply rearranged. No new atoms are created, no atoms are destroyed. The rust will have more mass than the original iron (or whatever metal is rusting), but that's because oxygen atoms from the atmosphere are added. Add: This does not violate the law of conservation of mass, because the mass of the rust is the combined mass of the iron and the oxygen in the atmosphere that reacted to form the rust.
What do you need for iron to go rusty?
If you expose iron to air then it gets rusty but it sure does take ime to get rusty.
What goes rusty if you leave it in water?
Steel or iron goes rusty in water.
Does iron go rusty?
Yes it does
How are rusty rocks formed?
If they have iron oxide on them.
Why do door hinges get rusty?
They are made out of iron
What coins have iron oxide?
Only those coins made from iron or an iron alloy, and that are rusty.
What kind of metal that goes rusty?
copper copper
Why does rusty iron no longer conduct electricity?
Rusty iron no longer can conduct electricity because it is corroded, or it reacts chemically to form a compound that weakens it.
Is a rusty iron nail a homogeneous mixture?
Homogeneous
How do you use law of conservation of mass to explain why a rusty nail weighs maore than a original nail?
It weighs more because the iron reacts with oxygen in the air to form oxides which are solids which appear to grow on the iron as more oxygen comes along. I wouldn't call it conservation of mass except in the sense that no mass is destroyed or created, but that alone doesn't explain the chemical reaction.
What is the symbol for a metal that goes rusty?
Fe. Which is iron. rusting is oxidisation, and the iron turns to iron oxide (Fe2O3)
