If a heated steel nail were placed in pure o2, would you expect it to burn as readily as the steel wool does?

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21 July, 13:52

If a heated steel nail were placed in pure o2, would you expect it to burn as readily as the steel wool does?

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Oswaldo Wallace · Answer 1

The steel nail will not burn as readily as the steel wool. This is because of the characteristics of both materials. The steel nail is made with a compact structure preventing a combustion reaction with O2. While the steel wool's structure is thin, if placed in O2, the steel wool readily burnt.