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Question
Answer the following:
What is corrosion? Do gold ornaments corrode? Justify.
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Solution
- The slow process of decay or destruction of a metal due to the effect of air, moisture and acids on it is known as corrosion.
- No, gold ornaments do not corrode bacause gold is a noble metal (inert) and thus, it does not react with acids, moisture and air.
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