the rusting of bridges and barbecue grills is the product of a reaction between iron and?

7 responses so far ↓

• 1 shazaam2005 // Jun 28, 2008

  water

• 2 jenzen25 // Jun 28, 2008

  i would have to guess at water

• 3 Thin Kaboudit // Jun 28, 2008

  The water is causing it, but the reaction is with the oxygen in the water, to form iron oxide, which is what rust is.

• 4 CPWS // Jun 28, 2008

  errrrrrr Oxygen, hence rusting is stricly called oxidisation. But perhaps you should inform your questioner that Water is actually made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen, therefore some of the answers are obsolete.

  Think about the fact that metalwork inside a waterproofed building goes rusty as well as that outside.

• 5 greenwhitecollege // Jun 28, 2008

  Oxygen
  Chemical equation for Rust is Fe2O

• 6 opie9909 // Jun 28, 2008

  o2

• 7 john // Jun 28, 2008

  oxygen