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Answer the Following: What is Corrosion? Do Gold Ornaments Corrode? Justify. - Science and Technology 1

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 Answer the following:

What is corrosion? Do gold ornaments corrode? Justify.  

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  1. 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.
  2. 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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2013-2014 (October)

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