Questions tagged [iron]
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How can I have iron powder without a fast reaction with oxygen? [closed]
I've seen this video in which fine iron powder reacts immediately with oxygen when exposed to the air, turning into rust.
Now, will this reaction always occur with iron powder? Or is there something ...
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Trying to understand the chemistry in an iron carbon battery
I am trying to understand the chemistry that occurs in an iron carbon battery during charging.
The negative electrode is iron, the positive electrode is carbon. The electrolyte is iron(II) chloride. ...
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Feasibility question: Is the following presented chemistry leading to very dilute H2O2 with fast created radicals, effective H2O2? [closed]
I start by noting that, theoretically starting by the action of oxygen on acidic FeCl2, one can form in situ hydrogen peroxide and other reactive oxygen species, albeit in very small amounts. The ...
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Does Fe(CO)6 really exist?
I was given a question to draw the structure of $\ce{Fe(CO)6}$ and tell the hybridization. Hybridization came out to be $\ce{sp^3d^2}$ and structure as Octahedral. But does $\ce{Fe(CO)6}$ really exist?...
