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Why does iron nails rust faster in salt water because of chemicals?
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∙ 14y ago
When we talk about the rusting of iron, we are really talking about oxidising iron, whereby Fe is converted into FeO by atmospheric oxygen. As this happens, a transfer of electrons occurs, with the overall equation being known as a redox equaiton. The presence of the salt solution (lets say Sodium Chloride, NaCl) provides free ions to transport the electrons between the oxygen, iron, and surrounding salt water.
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