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Why does saltwater make a nail rust?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

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)

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