When substances combine with oxygen the process is called oxidation and the compounds made are called oxides. The sparks in fireworks are made by burning different metals. The burning metals are ...
(While the iron oxide on the Moon does not turn it red, to go along with the concept of 'rusting', the thumbnail image — provided by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio — depicts the Moon with a ...
image: An international group of researchers including Russian scientists from the Moscow State University has been studying the behaviour of the recently-discovered Fe4O5, iron oxide. The group has ...