Sa Tin The rusting of iron and steel is an important everyday chemical reaction, It is not a useful reaction, and we try to slow down or stop the reaction. _CORRODING OF IRON {ron cottodes (or rusts) faster than most metals. Thiee fest fubes are set up in an experiment and left for a few days. anhydrous calcium chloride x (removes water) | | il (prevents cir I geting nail in air | | te cotton wool bokedianten I + water Pr 1 | 11 ij (no oxygen) — j [Tne rust on nai | ino rotenieay I nail ‘ i TEST TUBE1 TEST TUBE 2 TEST TUBE3 I Air (which contains oxygen) Air is present but there is no The nails ate resting in wale. I and water are both present. water, Anhydrous calcium Although there is ait in the fest ait and water ate present chloride removes any water fube, any ait dissolved in the I fiom the ait. wafer has been removed by air is present bailing it A layer ofall on? I of the wafer stops an afm I reaching the wale water is present After a few days rusting has only occutred in est tube Both oxygen and water must be present for rusting fo happen. Efeither the oxygen ot the water is completely feel I then the iton will not rust. Scanned with CamScannerPREVENTING RUSTING COATING THE IRON OR STEEL iron is protected . Pointing the iron or coating the iron in plastic or oil can ‘BY paint : stop oxygen and water from reaching the iron, bu ifthe coating is damaged the iron will rust. + Steel cars are painted to stop them from rusting, but if this protective layer is damaged then the air and water can reach the steel, and it will rust. if the layer is scratched water and air reaches the iron and it rusts TIN PLATING * If the iron is plated with tin or chromium it will not rust.Tin and chromium are both less reactive than iron. However, if the Protective layer is damaged then it will begin to rust. OYING THE METAL *he iron is mixed with other metals such as chromium it will m the alloy stainless steel, is does not rust. SACRIFICIAL PROTECTION + Ifa metal which is more reactive magnesium, is connected to the Because the zinc is more the iron. The iron is protected at “eed boat engines are protected For this recsoniiaiala <3 zine or magnesium Scanned with CamScanner