File:Almindeligt_rust_-_jernoxid.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
iron oxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as iron oxides
class of chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen
Wikidata facts
- Has part
- oxygen
- Image
- Iron(II) oxide.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Iron oxides
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Electrochemically oxidized iron (rust)
An iron oxide is a chemical compound composed of iron and oxygen. Several iron oxides are recognized. Often they are non-stoichiometric. Ferric oxyhydroxides are a related class of compounds, perhaps the best known of which is rust.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iron oxide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.