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Metals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rusting | Iron corrode, oxidation of iron iron + oxygen -> iron oxide |
| Conditions for rusting | Water and oxygen and iron needed Salt quickens process |
| Preventing rust | painting, oiling, plastic coating, galvanising, electroplating |
| Galvanising | coating iron/steel with zinc - sacrificial protection |
| Electroplating | coating iron with a less reactive metal |
| Alloy | Mixture of metal with other elements (usually metals) |
| Alloys are stronger than pure metals | regular arrangement of atoms disrupted, prevents atoms from forming layers and slipping over each other |
| Steel | Alloy - iron with small amount of carbon |
| Stainless steel | Contains Nickel and Chromium as well Strength of steel, corrosion resistance of nickel and shininess of chromium |
| metal + acid | metal + acid -> salt + hydrogen |
| metal + oxygen | metal + oxygen -> metal oxide |
| metal + water | metal + water -> metal hydroxide + hydrogen |