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Conditions for rusting template
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GCSE / high school (CBSE class 8 to 10): three test tubes with clean iron nails in a rack: tap water open to the air, boiled water under a layer of oil, and dry air over anhydrous calcium chloride, stoppered. Left for a few days.
What the template shows
- Show that iron needs both air (oxygen) and water to rust
- A: air and water
- Tap water, open to the air: the nail rusts (brown hydrated iron(III) oxide) within days
- Iron nails
- Rub clean with emery paper first. Salt water makes rusting faster
- B: boiled water + oil
- Boiling removes dissolved air; the oil layer stops it dissolving again. No rust
- C: dry air
- Anhydrous calcium chloride under cotton wool absorbs water vapour; stoppered. No rust
- Reaction setup
Drawn with 24 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw.
Sources
How to use this template
- Press Edit in MolDraw. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor.
- Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need.
- Add your own structures, arrows and text next to it, or combine several templates on one page.
- Export the drawing as PNG, SVG or PDF for slides, worksheets, theses and papers.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Conditions for rusting template free?
You can preview the Conditions for rusting template here and open and edit it in MolDraw for free. Downloading or exporting it is part of MolDraw Pro, together with the other premium templates.
Can I edit the Conditions for rusting template?
Yes. It opens as an ordinary MolDraw drawing, so every structure, arrow, label and colour can be changed, and you can add your own content around it.
Is the chemistry checked?
Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page.
Can I edit the glassware?
Yes. Every piece of glassware is a MolDraw apparatus object: move, resize, recolour the liquid or swap a piece and the joints stay connected.