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Does sugar make nails rust

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Rusting requires iron, oxygen and water. Some substances added to water can accelerate rusting, but these are usually ionic. Sugar, being molecular, would have no effect.

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It is possible only in the presence of oxygen and water.

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Do they make rust resistant nails?

Galvanized dont rust. They are coated with zinc to keep the oxygen reacting with the iron in most steel.


Why nails do not rust in Kerosene?

no oxygen


When putting iron nails into sugar salt or tap water which water would rust the nail quicker?

It will rust faster in a salt water base and it will also rust faster in a tap water base not a sugary or a pop type, they have a slower fashion of rusting.


Can you put nails in water to drink rust water?

The nails need to be left in the water for quite a time. The particles of rust will dissolve into the water particles. Gross, but you can.


How does salt water rust nails?

it is because of the oxygen

Related questions

What type of nails rust?

metal nails rust ANSWER: Iron nails do.


What effects steel nails to make rust?

Oxidation


Do they make rust resistant nails?

Galvanized dont rust. They are coated with zinc to keep the oxygen reacting with the iron in most steel.


What water can make the nail rust the fastest?

Sea water can rust nails or other metals.


Why does water rust nails?

iT RUST NAILS BECAUSE tACOS rOCK


Why would nails rust in alkaline?

Nails would rust in Alkaline because Alkaline has a strong Acid which rusts nails.


Facts about nails that rust?

iron (steel) for example if its not galvanized


Does citric acid rust nails?

Citric acid does rust nails because it dissolves it from steel.


Do nails rust in the cold?

I dont think nails rust in the cold but if and type of precipitation gets to it then yes it will rust.


Will nails rust in water?

Nails do not rust in water. Nails only rust in water if oxygen is present. This is because the iron in nails react with oxygen and water to form a compound called hydrated iron(III) oxide.


Do nails rust?

Some do :)


What will make a nail rust faster in 3 liquds watervinegarsprite?

water would make a nail rust faster because nails rust faster in water or any acidic liquads. As I been told