In the presence of oxygen a reaction occur (oxidation) and the hydrated iron oxide is produced.
You rust a nail in either salt water or in vingar that what makes a nail rust
The dissolved oxygen in the water reacts with the nail to form rust.
The oxygen in the water reacts with the metal in the nail - forming metal oxide (rust)
A nail will rust faster in wet soil than water, but if the soil is not wet , the nail will rust faster in water. I hope this answers your question. Bye, Annette Pfohl
it would have to be salt water or vinegar or both to rust a steel nail
tap water will rust it faster. tap water lets more oxygen get to the nail and should cause it to rust in a few hours after being put in the water
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Distilled water will rust a nail faster as distilled water contains higher levels of OXYGEN which is what causes OXIDATION or commonly referred to as rust...
Sea water can rust nails or other metals.
the type of liquid that causes a nail to rust is vinegar
Salt Water!
water would make a nail rust faster because nails rust faster in water or any acidic liquads. As I been told