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They are normally used for ironing clothes.

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Why is it not advisable to use iron in making steam boilers?

iron is rustable and it cannot be used to make steam biolers since steam makes the necessary for rusting available such oxygen and water(moisture)


Iron is to shirt as steam is to?

Iron is to shirt as steam is to pants.


What happens when you mix iron with steam?

Iron is corroded in steam.


What is a clothing iron used for?

A clothing iron is used to remove wrinkles and creases from clothes by applying heat and steam to smooth out the fabric. It helps to give clothes a crisp and neat appearance.


Which energy transformation most likely occurs in a steam iron?

Electrical energy is converted into thermal energy in a steam iron. The electrical energy powers the heating element in the iron, which heats up and transfers its thermal energy to the water in the iron's chamber, turning it into steam that is used to remove wrinkles from clothes.


When was the steam iron invented?

The standard iron for clothing was created by Henry Seeley in 1882. It was the Eldec Company that created the steam iron in 1926.


Something use to press clothes?

A steam iron and an ironing board are used to press clothes.


What is the purpose of a steam iron?

It's used to get the wrinkles out of clothes, so they don't look crumpled up when you put them on. In the 1800's since people didn't have electricity, you had to put a steam iron on a lit stove and wait until the iron was hot enough that it would iron clothes.


Can you steam iron PVC?

no.


What is the steam spray iron?

An iron that uses steam to make to fabric more malleable before heating it to flatten it out


How does iron react with steam when heated?

Fe is the chemical symbol for iron. When iron reacts with steam it corrodes, or rusts.


What is the Word equation for iron reacting with steam?

The word equation is that iron or Fe reacts with steam H2O to produce iron oxide and hydrogen gas. Many metals that react with steam will give the products of the specific metal oxide and hydrogen gas.