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How does rusting of iron occur ?

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Iron when exposed to moist air forms a reddish layer of hydrated ferric oxide .
`2Fe+3O_(2)+xH_(2)rarrunderset("ferric oxide (rust)")(2Fe_(2)O_(3).xH_(2)O`
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