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=What causes rust?=
 
=What causes rust?=
 
Rust needs iron, water, and oxygen to form. Here's how:
 
Rust needs iron, water, and oxygen to form. Here's how:
 
 
Ref this article: http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/rust/rust.html , and the "howstuffworks" rust article.
 
 
 
Iron is rarely found in pure form, because it combines so readily with oxygen. There are 16 known iron oxides.
 
Iron is rarely found in pure form, because it combines so readily with oxygen. There are 16 known iron oxides.
 
ref this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion
 
ref this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion

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