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Chapter7: Reactions In Aqueous Solutions
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You have probably noticed rusty bridges, pipes, nails, fences, or even cars in your daily life.
Rusting occurs when iron reacts with oxygen in the air. The folowing is the equation for rust
formation:
4.
4Fe + 302
2Fe,0,
Is this equation balanced? How do you know?
a.
b.
Circle the reactants and place a box around the products.
C.
Provide evidence that rusting of iron is a chemical reaction.
D. Focus
DELL
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
Transcribed Image Text:You have probably noticed rusty bridges, pipes, nails, fences, or even cars in your daily life. Rusting occurs when iron reacts with oxygen in the air. The folowing is the equation for rust formation: 4. 4Fe + 302 2Fe,0, Is this equation balanced? How do you know? a. b. Circle the reactants and place a box around the products. C. Provide evidence that rusting of iron is a chemical reaction. D. Focus DELL F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11
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