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Is there any method to make sure a electroplated layer of iron oxidizes into magnetite (Fe3O4) instead of hematite (Fe2O3)?
I am currently electroplating iron on copper using a DIY setup in my lab. Steel sheet as anode with electrolyte having 5% acetic acid with sodium carbonate to form sodium acetate and added some NaCl ...
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How can one change the color of Iron Oxide by changing the composition or hydration?
How does the color of rust change depending on its makeup and state, or more to the point, how would one put the rust into that state?
For example, Wikipedia shows Iron(III) Oxide as being red in the ...
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Forcing a steel pipe to rust completely
I understand rust. Fe + H20 → OH- → Fe(OH)2 or 3 and/or FenOm
I understand rust prevention and steels that are resistant to rusting. Trying to google this question gives thousands of answers on ...
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