What chemical property is responsible for iron rusting?

Answer 1

rust is chemically iron oxide.When it is under moisture(like in rainy season) and it comes in contact with oxygen it reacts with this oxygen to form iron oxide or rust.To prevent iron cmin in contact with oxygen it is painted and passed through processes like galvanization

Answer 2

Oxidation-when oxygen reacts with the iron and breaks it down, which can also be described as a reaction in which the atoms in an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.

Answer 3

Iron rusting is primarily due to its reaction with oxygen in the presence of water, a process known as oxidation. This results in the formation of iron oxide, which gives the characteristic reddish-brown color associated with rust. Rusting is accelerated in the presence of electrolytes such as salt water, which speeds up the corrosion process.

Answer 4

Rust happens when oxygen bonds to iron molecules. I guess you could put "tendency to bond with oxygen atoms" as the property that results in rust.

Answer 5

The chemical reaction that causes iron to rust is oxidation.

Answer 6

oxidation

Actually, it's a chemical process, not a property.

Answer 7

Rust is Iron Oxide, From Being Exposed to Oxygen.