Explain how rusting damage iron objects? Share with your friends Share 0 Shreyas Santosh Deshmukh answered this Rusting damages iron and weakens it. This is how rusting damages iron. -1 View Full Answer Ojas answered this When iron comes in contact with water and oxygen it reacts with them and the products are rust (ferric oxide) and water . 2 Rasha Azeez answered this the rust gradually falls off exposing fresh metal to further rust causing weakness in the iron . 0 Prasun Sarkar answered this after rusting metal became weak , it not seem fresh as it was earlier so it is damaged after rusting. -2 Shivang Prasad answered this explain how rusting damages the iron 0