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I will assume you are referring to a normal iron or steel nail. Such a nail will tend to oxidize (rust) whenever there is oxygen present. Submerging a nail in water will not deprive it from a source of oxygen.
Generally speaking, water is a solution of H2O and a wide variety of chemical compounds that are in solution with it. Among these, and prominently so, are the gasses that comprise the atmosphere, including oxygen. This oxygen will readily combine with the iron in the nail to form rust. In fact, other compounds within the water may cause the reaction to occur more or less quickly than it would in the air.
It is incredible how much gas is dissolved within water. Imagine a large pot of tap water on the stove. As it heats, bubbles begin to form on the sides, then collect together and rise to the surface. These bubbles are not bubbles of steam (gaseous water) like many people think, but dissolved air being forced out of the water. There are a lot of bubbles. Imagine how much air you would have if you could collect all the bubbles.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoRusting is chemical process involving chemical reaction. Temperature is one the factors affecting the rate of chemical reaction (rusting of iron). Rust is hydrated ferric oxide.
Rate of oxidation is directly proportional to heat supplied.
Therefore a nail rusts faster in warmer water.
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∙ 14y agoit would rust faster in warm air because the rust is just oxidation, the adding of electrons stripped from air of metal. this means that if the temp was high the molecules of air would be moving faster and would be more likely to come in contact with the nail and add electrons.
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