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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Corrosion Experiment

Aim: To investigate the factors that cause rusting and how to prevent it.

Equipment: Eight test tubes, test tube rack, a bung, eight iron nails, boiled water, salt water, tap water, calcium chloride, cooking oil, vaseline, paint, zinc

Method:

1. Label all the test tubes A - H and place them in a test tube rack.

A = Nail

B = Nail + Water

C = Nail + Sakt Water

D = Nail + Boiled water + oil

E = Nail + CaCL + Bung

F = Nail + Vaseline + water

G = Nail + paint + water 

H = Nail + Zn + water

3. Leave the test tubes undisturbed for at least