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Answered 2008-05-04 10:39:31
Rust is caused when any corrosive metal[mostly iron] is affected by moisture.This causes the metal to oxidise[combine with oxygen from the water] and become a metallic oxide,which appears in a typical maroonish color and is called as rust.
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