Question

What is rusting? How do we prevent rusting? ​

Answer 1

• ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀʏ. ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ʀᴜsᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ. ...
• ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ sᴄʀᴀᴛᴄʜᴇs. ...
• ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴀᴛɪɴɢ. ...
• ᴜsᴇ sᴛᴀɪɴʟᴇss sᴛᴇᴇʟ. ...
• ᴜsᴇ ɢᴀʟᴠᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ. ...
• ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴇɴᴀɴᴄᴇ

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Answer 2

rusting is corrosion of iron. it happens due to exposure of iron to water, oxygen and moisture. you can refer the formula below.

2Fe + 3O2 -----> Fe2O3.

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to prevent rusting, you can use galvanization, painting and oiling.

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NEW WORD:-

galvanization: coating of iron on zinc to prevent rusting.