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For something to rust you need oxygen and water. Rust specifically relates to iron (or iron products such as steel); it is iron oxide. When the metal comes into contact with oxygen disolved in water the iron in the metal reacts with the oxygen disolved in the water to form iron oxide - rust. This is why most metals are protected, to stop water and oxygen getting into contact with the metal and causing corrosion i.e. rust. Common methods of protection include galvanising, painting and coating.

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Rusting requires the presence of oxygen, water, and a metal such as iron. The process of rusting, or corrosion, occurs when the metal reacts with oxygen in the presence of water to form iron oxide, which appears as rust.

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rusting need moisture(oxygen) and iron.

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