Question

what are rusting of iron
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Answer 1

Answer:

Rusting of iron refers to the formation of rust, a mixture of iron oxide, on the surface of iron object or structure.

Answer 2

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RUSTING OF IRON :

It is a process where the metal got rusted or eaten up layer by layer in presence of water and air.

Rusting makes the metal weak and it gets break easily

It is because iron gets oxidise easily.

Formulation:

$4Fe + 3O _ 2 → 2Fe_ 2O_3.$

°•☆ Rust (oxidation of iron ) when iron gets oxidised in presence of water and exposed in oxygen for a long period of time.

So due to moisture O2 combines with metal at atomic level and weaken the bond of metal in it.

Colour of rust: Brownish red.