In basic terms, Why does water make iron rust faster than air?

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In basic terms, Why does water make iron rust faster than air?

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Rust is iron bonded to Oxygen. To put it simply, it’s easier to separate 2 hydrogen atoms from H20 molecules than it is to separate the 2 oxygen atoms in the O2 that makes up our atmospheric oxygen molecules.

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