Question

if we collect a spoonful of rust and add a small amount of water to make a solution.Is the solution acidic or basic?How can we test it?

Answer 1

Hi!!

Your answer is:

Metal oxides are basic in nature. Therefore if we add a small amount of rust to water, then the solution obtained is basic. We can test it using litmus paper.

Hope it helps!!

Answer 2

You can test it using a pH paper or pH meter. The nature of the solution will probably be basic because the rust is formed by oxidation of metals(metal oxides are basic).

The result may vary if the nature of water is acidic.