Question

what is mean by ‘rusting of iron’?​

Answer 1

Rᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏxɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. Tʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʜʏᴅʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪʀᴏɴ(III) ᴏxɪᴅᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇ sᴇᴇ ᴀs ʀᴜsᴛ. Hᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴇϙᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ: ɪʀᴏɴ + ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ + ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ → ʜʏᴅʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪʀᴏɴ(III) ᴏxɪᴅᴇ.

Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs..... ❤❤

Answer 2

Answer:

Rusting is an oxidation reaction. The iron reacts with water and oxygen to form hydrated iron(III) oxide, which we see as rust. Here is the word equation for the reaction: iron + water + oxygen → hydrated iron(III) oxide.