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What reacts with oxygen to form rust?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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Iron, Fe.

Rust is a complex mixture which containns principally hydrated iron(III) oxide and hydrated iron(III) oxide hydroxide. The corrosion process, which is an electrochemical process, is accelerated in the presence of water, salts and dissolved sulfur oxides.

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