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Can the process of rusting be called combustion? Discuss.

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Combustion is a chemical process in which a substance reacts with oxygen and gives out energy in the form of either heat or light or both. Rusting of iron is an exothermic process as heat is released during rusting. Hence, rusting is a kind of slow combustion.
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