Science, asked by harshinapragaurif, 1 year ago

when a piece of iron rusts, would you expect its mass to increase or decrease?

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Answered by vishagh

Iron =Fe
Rust(ferric oxide)=Fe2O3.xH2O
Rust is formed when iron reacts with atmospheric oxygen
Hence the mass increase due to the contribution of mass of oxygen in iron.

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