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Grade 10Zoology

Question: Please tell What is the chemical formula of rust?

Profile image of Shamit Jain
5 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Mayank Ranka
5 Years ago

The reddish brittle coating formed on iron especially when chemically attacked by moist air and composed essentially of hydrated ferric oxide.

Fe(0H)dehydrates to produce fe2o3.nH2o
Thereby, the chemical formula for rust is fe2o3.nH2o
Profile image of AL BARR
5 Years ago
Rust is a general term of series of Iron oxides...Therefore the Chemical formula of rust is. .....Fe2o3