Chemistry
Grade-10
Easy

Question

Corrosion of metals involves-

  1. Physical reactions
  2. Chemical reactions
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

hintHint:

Iron oxide formed along with brown coating.

The correct answer is: Chemical reactions


    • Corrosion is the formation of brittle brown coating on iron.
    • A layer of iron oxide is formed on reaction with moisture.
    Fe + O2 rightwards arrow Fe2O3
    • This is a chemical reaction also a physical reaction as the surface of the metal color changes.

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