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(a) What is corrosion? What is the name given to the corrosion of articles made up of iron?
(b) State the conditions in which corrosion of iron can take place.

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a) Deterioration of metal surfaces by chemicals present in the environment is known as corrosion.
Corrosion of articles made up of iron is also known as rusting.
b). Rusting of iron takes place in presence of oxygen and moisture.

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