Question

What is rusting? Enlist conditions necessary for rusting? State various methods used to prevent rusting

Answer 1

A reddish-brown layer on iron objects like nails, gates, benches and so on. this is called rust. when iron is exposed to moist air, it reacts with the oxygen & moisture in the atmosphere to form a reddish substance called iron oxide. iron objects can be oil to prevent rusting. we can do regular painting or we can coat zinc to iron objects to prevent rusting.

Answer 2

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ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ?

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ʀᴇᴅᴅɪsʜ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ғʟᴀᴋʏ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴅɪsʜ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʀᴜsᴛ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ :-

$\sf iron(FE) + oxygen(0_{2}+water*(H_{20}\to rust (iron)$

ᴛᴡᴏ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴏғ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴇ :

➡ᴛʜᴇ sʟᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ʙʏ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴄᴏʀʀᴏsɪᴏɴ.

➡ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ɪʀᴏɴ ɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ & ɪʀᴏɴ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴀᴛɪɴɢ ғʀᴇᴇ.

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