Chemists Watch Rust Form (VIDEO)

Michigan Technological University

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Interactions between iron, water, oxygen, and ions quickly become complex. Studying the air-solution-solid interface is tricky, which is why chemist Kathryn Perrine led a team to develop a more precise, three-step method to observe how iron minerals like rust form.

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Republished with permission from The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Copyright 2021 American Chemical Society.

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