With DISTILLED water, the nail will not rust as fast as the salt. TAP water will rust faster then salt.
Water will cause iron and steel to rust ( Oxidise into FeO2 ). Dissimilar metals rust more quickly than pure metals as a result of electrochemical reactions, this is why steel rusts quicker than iron, also joints between dissimilar metals rust very quickly. Salt water will accelerate rusting because salt water is a better electrical conductor. rust is an endothermic reaction, so heat also speeds it.
It doesn't. Either the definitions for the words your using are nonstandard or your conclusion was made from a faulty interpretation of some experiment.
Instead of asking a question that is dependant upon your own conclusion, why not simply ask what you want to know and give the facts that you have, rather than your own conclusions?
For example, if you saw a nail rust in distilled water and thought it was fast, give your question"why did I observe a metal nail of unknown composition form a reddish brown residue on its surface, presumably rust, in a jar containing distilled water from the store, at a rate that seems faster than typical?"
Your the one with the question, don't draw your own conclusions :)
I'm thinking that perhaps your conclusion is a result of a misconception that the mass of rust/oxidation of a nail immersed in various aqueous solutions is neccesarily proportional to the mass of reddish brown solid adhearing to the nail's surface. This isn't true.
Provide your data and explain how you reached your conclusion, and folks will help you out : )
Iron nails will rust faster than those made of steel or other alloys.
because the salt removes the rust that is forming from the tap water
electron movement
The nail will rust faster in salt water.
it will rust faster ing vinegar,then orange juice coke and water..............look out here we go
It rusts faster in salt water.
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.
it would have to be salt water or vinegar or both to rust a steel nail
salt water would rust a nail in roughly 2 hours as salt has a fast reaction to metals (nails).
water would make a nail rust faster because nails rust faster in water or any acidic liquads. As I been told
A nail will rust faster in wet soil than water, but if the soil is not wet , the nail will rust faster in water. I hope this answers your question. Bye, Annette Pfohl
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coke will make it rust faster
it will rust faster ing vinegar,then orange juice coke and water..............look out here we go
It rusts faster in salt water.
tap water will rust it faster. tap water lets more oxygen get to the nail and should cause it to rust in a few hours after being put in the water
salt water
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.
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.
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...
Most likely salt water. Depending on the chlorine levels in the tap.