Question

How is corrosion is different fromrusting of metals?

Answer 1

Rust is an iron oxide, a usually red oxide formed by the redox reaction ofiron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture. ... Rusting is the common term for corrosion of ironand its alloys, such as steel. Manyother metals undergo similarcorrosion, but the resulting oxides are not commonly called rust.

Answer 2

corrosion and rusting are two different things. Rusting is a slow reaction which takes place by the reacting of metal and oxygen with the presence of moisture. on the other hand, corrosion can be fast of slow. it simply means burning