The first contains a fine iron powder, salt, and water in a pouch that is permeable to air. When it is exposed to air, the iron begins to rust. This rusting process produces heat. The second contains ...
The third process we tried was a chemical reaction called the thermite reaction ... known more commonly as rust. We got rust off an old corrugated iron shed at the sawmill. When we mixed our ...
Most metals go through a chemical reaction when they are combined with ... It looks like the nail has rusted but this colour is not rust – it's actually copper. So what has happened?