Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 23 - Transition Metals Chemistry and Coordination Compounds - Questions & Problems - Page 1022: 23.41

Answer

Oxalic acid, is sometimes used to clean rust stains from sinks and bathtubs because Oxalic acid reacts with the rust (iron oxide) to form an iron oxalate compound which can be rinsed off of a surface such as a sink or bathtub.

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