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प्रश्न
What is rust?
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उत्तर
A certain type of reddish coloured solid layer collects on iron surface. This layer is called ‘rust’.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain how painting of an iron gate prevents it from rusting.
What special name is given to their corrosion of iron?
What type of chemical reaction is involved in the corrosion of iron?
Name the metal which is used for galvanising iron.
State two conditions for the rusting of iron.
Name any two metals which do not corrode easily.
What is meant by 'rusting of iron'? With the help of labelled diagrams, describe an activity to find out the conditions under which iron rusts.
Give the constituents and one use of brass.
Name five methods of preventing rusting of iron.
What are the special properties of stainless steel?
Explain why, when a copper object remains in damp air for a considerable time, a green coating is formed on its surface. What is this process known as?
Name a common metal which is highly resistant to corrosion.
Four metals P, Q, R and S are all obtained by the reduction of their oxides with carbon. Metal P is used to form a thin layer over the sheets of metal S to prevent its corrosion. Metal Q is used for electroplating tiffin boxes made of metal S whereas metal R is used in making car batteries. Metals Q and R form an alloy called solder. What are metals P, Q, R and S? How have you arrived at this conclusion?
Explain how the activity series accounts for each of the following:
tendency to corrosion
State under what conditions corrosion is faster ?
Explain with reason:
Roasting is carried out on sulphide ores and not on carbonate ores.
Observe the following picture a write down the chemical reaction with the explanation.

Write scientific reasons.
Lemon or tamarind is used for cleaning copper vessels turned greenish.
Complete the process of iron rusting by filling the blanks. Suggest a way to prohibit the process.
The iron rust is formed due to........................... reaction. Different
regions on iron surface become anode and cathode.
Reaction on anode region :
`F_e(s) → Fe^(2+) (aq) +2e^-`
Reaction on anode region :
`O_2(g) + 4H^+(aq) +............................ → 2H_2 O (l) `
When Fe2+ ions migrate from anode region they react with ................... to form Fe3+ ions.
A reddish coloured hydrated oxide is formed from ............... ions. It is called rust.
`2Fe_(3+) (aq) + 4H_2O(l) → ................. + 6H_+(aq) `
A way to prevent rusting ..................................................................
Identify the process shown in the diagram and explain it in short

What are the adverse effects of corrosion?
Write three methods of preventing rusting of iron.
Give a reason why rust turns moist red litmus blue.
Observe the following picture and answer the following questions:

- What is rust?
- Write the chemical formula of rust.
- Write the reaction of oxidation of iron at the anode.
- Write the reaction of oxidation of iron at the cathode.
- What is corrosion?
_______ is an alloy made from iron, carbon and chromium.
Stainless steel is an alloy of _______.
Find the odd one out and give its explanation.
Find the odd one out and give its explanation.
Write the name.
Method used to prevent corrosion of copper.
Write scientific reason.
Coins are made from metals and alloys.
Draw a neat labelled diagram.
Anodizing
Observe the following diagram and give answers.

- Name this method of prevention of corrosion.
- For prevention of which metal this method is used?
- What is used as anode in this method?
The process of coating the surface of the metal with a thin layer of zinc is called ______
State two conditions necessary for rusting of iron.
Galvanisation is a method of protecting iron from rusting by coating it with a thin layer of ____________.
Amalgam is an alloy of ____________.
Copper objects lose their shine and form green coating of ____________.
Identify the correct statement from the following:
Alloys are homogeneous mixtures of a metal with a metal or nonmetal. Which among the following alloys contain non-metal as one of its constituents?
