Why does metal rust? Day 5

Type your name:

New substances created through a _________ have properties that are different from the starting materials, and one example of this is rust.

• chemical reaction
• oxidized
• product
• reactants
• corrosion

In the reaction that creates rust, iron and oxygen are the ___________......

• reactants
• oxidized
• product
• corrosion
• compound

....... and a _____________ called iron oxide is the _____________. (Choose two answers)

• product
• compound
• oxidized
• reactants
• corrosion

During the reaction, electrons move from the metal atoms to the oxygen atoms. When the metal atoms lose electrons, they are __________________.

• oxidized
• product
• reactants
• corrosion
• compound

When the oxygen atoms gain electrons, they are ________________.

• reduced
• oxidized
• product
• reactants
• corrosion

The result of this process is the _____________ of metal.

• corrosion
• oxidized
• product
• reactants
• compound

One way to keep metal from rusting is to paint it.

• True
• False

Exposure to air and water can cause iron to break down.

• True
• False

Electrons can't be shared or moved between atoms.

• True
• False