What is rust and is it the worst?

<p><strong>#047</strong></p><p>A somewhat natural chemical topic following cast iron: rust. This week, Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of rust. What even is it? Where does it come from? Is it bad? Is it reversible? Let's get into it. </p><p>We're proud to partner with <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">MEL Science.</a> Check out their home chemistry experiment sets here: <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">bit.ly/melchem</a></p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee!</a></p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/04/turning-back-time-watching-rust-transform-iron">Turning Back Time: Watching Rust Transform into Iron - National Institute of Standards and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/edu/?cid=nrcs142p2_054286">The Color of Soil - United States Department of Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/why-does-metal-rust.html">Why does metal rust? - American Chemical Society</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMh1lyeNsPc&amp;feature=youtu.be">Ultra-Pure Water - National Geographic<br></a><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/why-does-metal-rust.html"><br></a><p></p> </li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a></p><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★" href="https://ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>