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REDUCTION
To investigate the effect of other metals on the rusting of iron
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The mixture is stirred and the poured into each test tubes
to completely cover all the four iron nails.
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The test tubes are kept in a test tube rack and set aside for
two days.
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Test
tub
e
Pair of
metals
Fe only
Fe+Zn
Fe+Cu
Fe+Mg
Fe+Sn
Intensity Intensity
of the
of the
blue
pink
colour in colour in
the
the
solution solution
low
none
Very high
None
high
Inference
none
High
None
Very high
none
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Fe2+(aq) + 2e-
In test tube B and D, zinc and magnesium are more electropositive than
iron. They act as negative terminal (anode) and iron as the positive
terminal ( cathode)
Zinc is oxidised to zinc ion, Zn2+ by donating electrons
Zn(s)
4OH-(aq)
The presence of the hydroxide ions, OH- gives pink colour with
phenolphtalein.
The corrosion of magnesium is faster than the corrosion of zinc because
magnesium is more elctropositive than zinc. Test tube D produce higher
intensity of pink colour compared to test tube B.
Copper and tin are less electropositive than iron. Iron acts as negative
terminal (anode) while they act as positive terminal (cathode).
Iron is oxidised to iron(II) ion, Fe2+ by donating electrons.
Fe(s)
Fe2+(aq) + 2e-
The presence of iron(II) ions, Fe2+ give dark blue precipitate with
potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) solution.
The electrons flow to copper and tin and received by oxygen. Oxygen
and water reducec to hyroxide ions, OH-.
O2(g) + 2H2O(l) + 4e-
4OH-(aq)