What do you observe when you place a piece of glowing steel wool into a bottle of oxygen?

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2007-02-02 23:42:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

A load of sparks, and the formation of a black solid - a mixture of iron oxides.

The basic equation is:

4Fe + 3O2 ----> 2Fe2O3.

2007-02-02 23:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

The steel wool will burst into flame

2007-02-02 23:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by saddlesore 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋

black black

due to the formation of " fe2o3"

2007-02-02 23:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by anshul s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋