iron oxide

[Doc Who (Jr)]

hey guys erm i know what iron oxide and rust actually is but i was wonderin does neone have a diagram of the reaction that takes place to get rust, or a link wud be fine.

[YT2095]

is it Rust in specific that you want, as there`s different forms of Iron Oxide?

 

FeO

Fe2O3 (rust)

Fe3O4

[Doc Who (Jr)]

rust

[YT2095]

does this help? : http://science.howstuffworks.com/question445.htm

[Tetrahedrite]

is it Rust in specific that you want' date=' as there`s different forms of Iron Oxide?

 

FeO

Fe2O3 (rust)

Fe3O4[/quote']

Just a note, Fe3O4 (magnetite) will not form under atmospheric conditions. It need high temperatures to form eg hydrothermal ore deposits.

[Hephaestus]

What is the go with the oxidation states of Fe in Fe3O4? Is it mixed Fe(II), Fe(III)? Or two Fe(II.5)?

[budullewraagh]

Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 have Fe at +3

[Primarygun]

Rust is hydrated Iron(III) oxide, i.e. Fe2O3.xH2O

[Ophiolite]

Try this link Doc: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Chemistry/Inorganicchemistry/chemicslformula/Reaction/Corrosion/corrosion.htm

[BenSon]

Just a note, Fe3O4 (magnetite) will not form under atmospheric conditions. It need high temperatures to form eg hydrothermal ore deposits

I thought that it could be created by a flint.

 

~Scott

[Ophiolite]

Flints can generate high temperatures, else striking them would not produce sparks.