Steel is an alloy consisting of Fe with a small amount of C. Elemental Cr can be added to steel to m — States of Matter Chemistry Question

Steel is an alloy consisting of Fe with a small amount of C. Elemental Cr can be added to steel to make the steel less likely to rust; Cr atoms react with oxygen in the air to form a nonreactive layer of chromium oxide on the surface of the steel, preventing the oxidation of underlying Fe atoms. A sample of steel-chromium alloy contains 15 percent Cr by mass. Which of the following diagrams best shows a particle-level view of a surface section and an interior section of the alloy represented below at the left? (The atomic radii of the atoms involved are given in the table below at the right.) [VISUAL]