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प्रश्न
Explain the term corrosion.
Explain the term “corrosion” with an example.
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उत्तर
Corrosion is the process by which materials, usually metals, deteriorate due to chemical reactions with air, moisture, and other agents. During the corrosion of iron (or rusting of iron), iron metal is oxidised by the oxygen of air in the presence of water (moisture) to form hydrated iron (III) oxide called rust:
\[\ce{\underset{Iron}{4Fe} + \underset{Oxygen}{3O2} + \underset{Water}{2xH2O} -> \underset{(Rust)}{\underset{Hydrated iron (III) oxide}{2Fe2O3 * xH2O}}}\]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Heating an ore in a limited supply of air or in the absence of air at a temperature just below its melting point is known as
A. Smelting
B. Ore-dressing
C. Calcination
D. Bessemerisation
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| SUBSTANCE | MELTING POINT (K) | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY | |
| SOLID | LIQUID/ AQUEOUS | ||
| A | 295 | Good | Good |
| B | 1210 | Poor | Good |
| C | 1890 | Poor | Good |
| D | 1160 | Poor | Poor |
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