Accelerate Rusting

Purpose

To demonstrate how a chemical reaction from vinegar, water, and bleach can accelerate the rusting process of steel.

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Additional information

Rust is a series of red oxides that form from the reaction of iron with the presence of oxygen and water. The rusting process is electrochemical, meaning it forms from a chemical reaction which takes place in a solution where there is an electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution. In the case of rusting, the transfer of electrons from iron to oxygen begins the electrochemical process. Electrolytes accelerate the corrosion process when combined with water, similar to the rusting that occurs on vehicles due to road salt in winter conditions. 
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