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Steel wool is fine ribbons of steel, and steel doesn't have a fixed chemical formula. We know that steel is mostly iron (Fe) with a percent or so of carbon. We also know that different trace metals appear in it as well. We thus know that steel wool doesn't have a specific chemical formula as it is a metal alloy, which is actually a mixture, and not what we generally think of as a chemical compound.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y ago4 Fe + 2 O2 ---->>>> 2 Fe2O3 is not correct. It should read 4 Fe + 3 O2 --> 2Fe2O3, I assume you are using Iron(III) in the reaction.
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∙ 11y agoSteel is an alloy, not a compound with a chemical formula.
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∙ 11y agoD.I.Y. Do it yourself!
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∙ 10y agoIron+oxygen= ironoxide
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∙ 11y agoiron oxide
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Will thick steel wool or thin steel wool conduct electricity better?
thin steel wool
Is steel wool a mixture- solution?
Steel wool is a Mixture-Mechanical
What happens when steel wool is added to copper sulphate?
Copper is deposed on the steel wool.
What happens when you put steel wool in a jar?
Steel wool is not soluble in water, neither can it absorb water but can get wet so if you take the steel wool out of the water the wet (due to capillary action and surface tension) steel wool will weigh more than dry steel wool. Then the steel wool will rust (and the mass will increase because oxygen unites with iron to form the rust).
Why does salt water make steel wool rust faster?
It is because salt is most involved in chemical reactions so it chemically changes it with rust.
What is the chemical name of steel wool?
Steel wool is made from an iron alloy, not a chemical compound with a formula.
Is steel wool physical or chemical change?
When the steel wool burns, it is oxidized and thus this is a chemical change.
What is the formula for steel?
The chemical formula for steel is Fe3C
Does stainless steel have a chemical formula?
no
Is rusting steel wool a physical or chemical change?
Chemical. Rusting is known as "oxidization," a chemical reaction where oxygen reacts with iron.
Is steel wool a conductor?
steel wool is steel made from wool, so it would be neither
Will thick steel wool or thin steel wool conduct electricity better?
thin steel wool
What is the difference when you put water on steel wool and salt on steel wool?
the wool does not rust
Is steel wool an element or mixture?
Steel wool is a mixture.
What is the Chemical formula for stainless steel?
Steel wool is made of small ribbons of steel, and steel is an alloy of iron with a percent or so of carbon. There will be some traces of other metals in it as well. As steel is mostly iron, we might be tempted to write Fe as the chemical formula for steel, but this isn't technically correct. Steel is a metal alloy, and as such, it doesn't have a chemical formula as it is a mixture of materials.
What chemical change produces light and heat?
steel wool burns in oxegen and produces heat and light
What happens when you put steel wool in water?
The steel wool gets wet. If you take the steel wool out (into the air) again it will rust.
