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Which best identifies why the rusting of an iron nail in the presence of water and oxygen is an oxidation-reduction reaction?
Water is a reactant.
Electrons are transferred.
Nonmetals and a metal are involved.
Energy is released.
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Electrons are transferred.
Rusting is a redox process because iron atoms are oxidized (lose electrons to form Fe2+/Fe3+) while oxygen is reduced (gains those electrons to form oxide/hydroxide ions), so there is a transfer of electrons.
Rusting is a redox process because iron atoms are oxidized (lose electrons to form Fe2+/Fe3+) while oxygen is reduced (gains those electrons to form oxide/hydroxide ions), so there is a transfer of electrons.
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