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They are all oxidation. Burning is much faster than the other two and releases large quantities of heat. Rusting and tarnishing are much slower. Tarnishing typically shows a change in color and very little in the way of physical change. Rusting slowly eats away the material as it combines with the oxygen.

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Rusting is the process of iron or steel reacting with oxygen to form iron oxide (rust) on the surface. Tarnishing is the chemical reaction that occurs when certain metals, like silver or copper, react with sulfur compounds in the air to form a layer of corrosion known as tarnish. Burning is the process of a substance combining with oxygen rapidly to produce heat, light, and often flames.

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