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The damage to metals caused by oxidation due to various atmospheric components is generally called:
Aelectrolysis
Bcorrosion
Crancidity
Dneutralisation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. corrosion
1. Atmospheric components oxidise metals, leading to their gradual damage.
2. This general damage of metals by oxidation is called corrosion; rusting of iron is one example.
3. Rancidity is the oxidation of fats and oils in food, not of metals.
4. Electrolysis and neutralisation are unrelated processes, so those options are wrong.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 3 "Chemical Reactions and Equations", p.53_
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