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What happens when water comes in contact with iron

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When heat­ed, iron re­acts with wa­ter to form its main ox­ide. Com­bin­ing 3 moles of iron and 4 moles of wa­ter will re­sult in iron ox­ides with a non-sto­i­chio­met­ric com­po­si­tion of FeₓOᵧ – mixed iron(II,III) ox­ide Fe₃O₄ and gaseous hy­dro­gen.

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