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Why does salt water rust nails?

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Answer:

the chemicals in the salt water on the substance creates faded substances

The salt increases the water's electrical conductivity, allowing an electric current to form that speeds up the oxidation process. commonly known as rusting.
This is based on principals of electrochemistry.

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