Another reason aluminum is easier to recycle is because it does not corrode, unlike other metals such as iron. If left unprotected, iron is transformed by the corrosive process of rusting into iron ...

Iron oxide, aluminum, and a catalyst are placed in a flowerpot. The reaction is extremely exothermic resulting in molten iron and aluminum dripping into sand below the flowerpot. The demonstration ...

We obtained aluminum powder by filing down old soda cans. We chose to use iron(III) oxide, or Fe 2 O 3, known more commonly as rust. We got rust off an old corrugated iron shed at the sawmill.

The burning metals are reacting with oxygen in the air and producing metal oxides. Sparklers contain small pieces of iron. When you burn the iron it reacts with oxygen to make iron oxide ...

The iron and aluminium oxides collect in the 'B' horizon where the iron oxides can accumulate to form a thin layer of hardpan, which impedes drainage through the soil. Illuviation is the process ...