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Any one organic liquid immiscible with water as hexane, benzene , mustard oil may prevent the rusting of metals.
Nails, iron, and similar metals rust when they contact oxygen and water, although this reaction is very slow. When submerged in water, (which is 88.7% oxygen, compared to air which is only 20% oxygen and 78% nitrogen) these metals will rust considerably faster (although still slowly).

Your best option would be something like oil, which doesn't mix with water. Better yet, simply leaving the nails in a dry location will prevent rust from occurring potentially for years or decades.

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