Explain the ''Corrosion'' terms with one example.

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Corrosion:

Corrosion is defined as a process where materials, usually metals, deteriorate as a result of a chemical reaction with air, moisture, chemicals, etc.

For example, iron, in the presence of moisture, reacts with oxygen to form hydrated iron oxide.

$4Fe + 3{O_2} + n{H_2}O \to \mathop {2F{e_2}{O_3}.n{H_2}O}\limits_{Hydrated\,\,iron\,\,oxide} $

This hydrated iron oxide is rust.

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$(b)$ Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulpur dioxide.

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$(d)$ Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

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$(a)$ Potassium bromide $(aq)$ $+$ Barium iodide$(aq)$ $\rightarrow$ Potassium iodide$(aq)$ $+$ Barium bromide$(s)$

$(b)$ Zinc carbonate$(s)$ $\rightarrow$ Zinc oxide$(s)$ $+$ Carbon dioxide$(g)$

$(c)$ Hydrogen$(g)$ $+$ Chlorine$(g)$ $\rightarrow$ Hydrogen chloride$(g)$

$(d)$ Magnestum $(s)$ $+$ Hydrochloric acid$(aq)$ $\rightarrow$ Magnesium chloride$(aq)$ $+$ Hydrogen $(g)$

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