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When you add heat to an iron nail it will get hot. If enough heat energy is added the nail could melt.

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It rusts (corrodes).

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What happens to water when you add heat?

It get hotter and if it is frozen it melts. If it is melted it boils.


Do alloys produce heat resistance?

Alloys can add heat resistance to a metal


What are nail sets used for?

A nail set is used to sink the nail into the wood as oppose to having the nail sit flush with the wood. Usually after using the nail set and driving the nail into the wood, one would take wood putty and fill the hole so the nail would be "invisible" to the naked eye.


When you add an object in water why does it take longer to heat up?

because the object needs also to heat up


Why does a nail rust faster in warmer water than room temp?

I will assume you are referring to a normal iron or steel nail. Such a nail will tend to oxidize (rust) whenever there is oxygen present. Submerging a nail in water will not deprive it from a source of oxygen. Generally speaking, water is a solution of H2O and a wide variety of chemical compounds that are in solution with it. Among these, and prominently so, are the gasses that comprise the atmosphere, including oxygen. This oxygen will readily combine with the iron in the nail to form rust. In fact, other compounds within the water may cause the reaction to occur more or less quickly than it would in the air. It is incredible how much gas is dissolved within water. Imagine a large pot of tap water on the stove. As it heats, bubbles begin to form on the sides, then collect together and rise to the surface. These bubbles are not bubbles of steam (gaseous water) like many people think, but dissolved air being forced out of the water. There are a lot of bubbles. Imagine how much air you would have if you could collect all the bubbles.

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