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    O + 4 e + 2 H 2O 4: (CITATION Wal15 /L 1033)

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    The root cause of rusting is an electrochemical process where iron loses electrons to oxygen. Water and electrolytes like salt accelerate the corrosion process by allowing electron transfer. The rusting reactions produce iron oxide and hydroxide compounds along with hydrogen ions, and the rate of corrosion changes over time due to the solid products formed.

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    O + 4 e + 2 H 2O 4: (CITATION Wal15 /L 1033)

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    The root cause of rusting is an electrochemical process where iron loses electrons to oxygen. Water and electrolytes like salt accelerate the corrosion process by allowing electron transfer. The rusting reactions produce iron oxide and hydroxide compounds along with hydrogen ions, and the rate of corrosion changes over time due to the solid products formed.

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    The root cause of rusting is an electrochemical process where iron loses electrons to oxygen. Water and electrolytes like salt accelerate the corrosion process by allowing electron transfer. The rusting reactions produce iron oxide and hydroxide compounds along with hydrogen ions, and the rate of corrosion changes over time due to the solid products formed.

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    The root cause of rusting is an electrochemical process where iron loses electrons to oxygen. Water and electrolytes like salt accelerate the corrosion process by allowing electron transfer. The rusting reactions produce iron oxide and hydroxide compounds along with hydrogen ions, and the rate of corrosion changes over time due to the solid products formed.

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    The root cause of rusting is through an electrochemical process whereby electrons are transferred

    from iron to oxygen.

    Iron is known as the reducing agent while oxygen is the agent that gains. In other words, the
    iron and oxygen reduces and gains electrons, respectively.

    However, the rate of corrosion is affected by water and powered by electrolytes as demonstrated
    in the following example that shows the effects of road salt on corrosion of automobiles
    [ CITATION Wal15 \l 1033 ].
    The basic reaction is the decline of oxygen:

    O2 + 4  e− + 2 H


    2O → 4  OH−
    Due to the presence of acid, the effects bears formation of hydrogen ions. Similarly, most metals
    corrode due to its low acidity/ low pH value of acid. Given that, the above reactions are the
    corrosion of iron; it can be described as follows:

    Fe → Fe2+ + 2  e−

    The redox reaction below also transpires when water is present and is critical when it comes to
    the formation of rust:
    4 Fe2+ + O2 → 4 Fe3+ + 2 O2−

    Moreover, the multistep below which outlines the acid-base reactions influence the process of
    rusting:
    Fe2+ + 2  H2O ⇌ Fe(OH)2 + 2  H+
    Fe3+ + 3  H2O ⇌ Fe(OH)3 + 3  H+

    As well as the dehydration equilibria below:


    Fe(OH)2 ⇌ FeO + H
    2O
    Fe(OH)3 ⇌ FeO(OH) + H
    2O
    2 FeO(OH) ⇌ Fe2O3 + H
    2O
    Upon reflecting the equations above, it can be noted that products of corrosion are rooted with
    the presence of water and oxygen. With partial liquefied oxygen, iron (II)- comprising
    constituents are important, including FeO and black lodestone or magnetite (Fe3O4).

    Ferric materials with the insignificant formulae Fe(OH)3−xOx⁄2 are favoured by high oxygen
    concentrations. As seen, the slows rates of the reactions of solids is a result of the nature of
    corrosion since it changes with time [ CITATION Wal15 \l 1033 ].

    Additionally, the presence other ions, such as Ca2+, which serve as electrolytes that increases the
    proximity of rusting or that amalgamates with the hydroxide and oxide of iron to trigger a variety
    of Ca, Fe, O, OH classes highly affects these multifaceted processes.

    In a way to detect the inception of rusting, laboratories can use ferroxyl indicator solution which
    can be able to detect both Fe2+ ions and hydroxyl ions. The blue patches represent the formation
    of Fe2+ ions whereas, the hydroxyl ions are represented by the pink patches [ CITATION Wal15 \l
    1033 ].

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