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Vinegar. Iron rusting is Fe------> Fe2+ + 2e- . A surface can not just acquire charge so there has to be a balancing reaction to consume the electrons. There are two main ones
2H2O + O2 + 4e- -----> 4OH- neutral and alkaline solutions - relatively slow.
2H+ + 2e- ------> H2 acidic solutions - extremely fast.
So whenever acid is present and protons are produced, corrosion occurs faster due to the kinetics of electron consumption.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoVinegar does not make iron rust. Oxygen makes iron rust. Vinegar provides an electrolyte that facilitates electron transfer that allows iron rust faster than it would if it were not present.
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∙ 14y agoNo, vinegar is acidic, it may dissolve rust
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Why does iron rust faster in salt water than in tap water?
Salt water contains Na+ & Cl- ions which are highly reactive with iron to form FeCl2 .So iron rust faster in salt water.
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.
Does vinegar remove rust or increase rust. Half the articles say remove the other half say promote. What's what?
I think that the point is: 1) if you have rust, then vinegar that contains acetic acids, will dissolve your rust 2) if the steel or iron doesn't have rust, then vinegar can rust the steel or iron 'cause it contains an acid. I means that acid will corrode steel or iron but even dissolve rust, that is an iron oxide.
What conditions will make iron and steel rust?
Rusting occur in iron when it reacts with oxygen and water...the less salts in the water the faster the rusting occurs...and the more percentage of oxygen the faster it rusts.
When putting iron nails into sugar salt or tap water which water would rust the nail quicker?
It will rust faster in a salt water base and it will also rust faster in a tap water base not a sugary or a pop type, they have a slower fashion of rusting.
Does iron rust faster in vinegar saltwater or freshwater?
Zinc will corrode in vinegar faster than salt water
Which liquid bleach or vinegar will make a nail rust faster?
i think vinegar will make a nail rust faster because vinegar will makes the mental with iron in them.
Which liquid will rust a penny faster vinigar or salt water?
it will rust faster in vinegar
What makes aluminum foil rust faster vinegar or water?
Actually, vinegar and saltwater makes it rust... it happened to me...
Which liquid vinegar coke orange juice or water would rust the nail faster?
it will rust faster ing vinegar,then orange juice coke and water..............look out here we go
What one of these makes iron rust faster soda water vegetable oil rubbing alcohol salt water vinegar?
soda because it is the most acidic
Which liquids rust faster?
Liquids do not rust, iron does, rust is Hydrated Iron (III) oxide, so the only substance which can rust iron is water
Why does iron rust in vinegar?
The acetic acid in vinegar attacks the iron and oxidizes it to rust.
What water makes iron rust faster?
Salt water.
Do nails rust faster in tap water salt water or vinegar?
salt water
What will make a penny rust faster vinegar or water?
the chemacls in vinager makes the penny rust
What liquid causes an iron nail to rust faster water or coke?
coke will make it rust faster
