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The dissolved oxygen in the water reacts with the nail to form rust.
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What water will rust a nail the fastest tap water salt water or distilled?
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...
What happens when a nail is put into distilled water?
it would rust
Can rusting happens with iron nail when it is kept in distilled water?
Yes, rust happens to iron nail though it is kept in distilled water.
How do you rust a nail?
You rust a nail in either salt water or in vingar that what makes a nail rust
What makes iron rusts in distilled water?
An iron nail will rust slowly in distilled water when that water has dissolved oxygen. If you get rid of the oxygen by boiling and keep it from getting back in then the iron nail will not rust at all.
What makes a nail rust in bottled water?
The oxygen that is dissolved in the water.
Iron nail rust quicker in tap or distilled water?
If both t etap water and the distilled water are open to the air and both have dissolved oxygen then the iron nail will rust faster in tap water. Rusting requires dissolved oxygen and goes faster if there are dissolved salts.
What makes salt water rust a nail?
The Oxygen in the water reacts with the iron in the nail, making Ferrous Oxide
What ingredient in orange juice makes a nail rust?
The water (H2O) in it.
What causes coca cola to make a nail rust?
The acid in the drink makes the nail rust. The nail would rust if you put it in any liquid, but acid makes it rust faster.
Why does saltwater make a nail rust?
It's not just saltwater that makes a nail rust, even water makes a nail rust. Rust is simply oxidation, it happens when oxygen comes into contact with something and creates a chemical reaction and creates "oxides". Iron + oxygen = Iron oxide (red rust on steel)
What happens to nail after heating?
It either cleans the nail, or makes the nail have rust.
