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When u place an iron nail in basin of water and leave it for two days what is formed in the iron nail​

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When you place an iron nail in a basin of water and leave it for two days, what will happen to the iron nail? It will form rust on the surface of the nail. Rust forms when iron combines with oxygen to form iron oxide.

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Assuming they were clean of rust to begin with, and are made of an ordinary steel - they start to rust - will turn orange, and the orange sediment...

Not much if any while it's in the water for that period of time. However once you remove it then it will be exposed two oxygen and will start to ox...

If it is not coated properly It will form Rust .

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