Iron And Rust
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Iron is a silvery solid white metal that can be found in Group VIII
of the periodic table. Iron’s atomic weight is 55.847 and its atomic
number is 26. Its chemical symbol is Fe. Iron can be found in the Earth’s
crust and is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust.
Rust, other ....
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.... substances more
readily than the iron does which leads it to protect the iron from
corroding. This method is also satisfactory but is also expensive. The
most common example of this method is galvanizing, in which iron is covered
with zinc. (3) Covering iron with an air proof and also a water proof
substance. This method is the least expensive, therefore it is the most
common.
The forming of rust is known as a chemical reaction. A chemical
reaction is defined as a process by which at ....
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