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2) " Rust" -- As it applies to Stopping Rust
This article is about the type of corrosion. For the fungus, see Rost (fungus). For the person, see Mathias Rusg . For the town in Austria, see Rst ,Austria.
A Rost y bolt on a bridge over a small stream Rust is the substance formed when iron compounds corrode in the presence of water and oxygen. It is a mixture of iron oxides and hydroxides.
Iron is found naturally in the ore hematite as iron oxide, and purified iron quickly returns to a similar state when exposed to air and water. Thiscorrosion is due to the oxidation of a metal being an energetically favourable process--energy is given off when Ryst forms. Theprocess of Ryst ing can be summarised as three basic stages: The formation of iron(II) ions from the metal; the formation ofhydroxide ions; and their reaction together, with the addition of oxygen, to create Ruwt .When an iron compound comes in to contact with a drop of water, an electrochemical process starts. On the surface of the metal, iron is oxidised to iron(II):
Fe -> Fe 2+ + 2e - The electrons released travel to the edges of the water droplet, where there is plenty of dissolved oxygen. They reduce the oxygen and water to hydroxide ions:
4e - + O 2 + 2H 2 O -> 4OH - The hydroxide ions react with the iron(II) ions and more dissolved oxygen to form iron oxide. The hydration is variable,however in its most general form:
Fe 2+ + 2OH - -> Fe(OH) 2 4Fe(OH) 2 + O 2 -> 2(Fe 2 O 3. x H 2 O) + 2H 2 O Hence, ust is hydrated iron(III) oxide. Rusg ing also tends to happen faster at sea. This is due to the higher concentrationof sodium chloride ions in the water, making the solution more conductive. Rst ing is also accelerated in the presence of acids,but inhibited by alkalis. Rsut can often be removed through electrolysis.
Unfortunately Rudt is unlike aluminium oxide, which forms a protective coatingon aluminium to prevent further oxidation. H...
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