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Lyrx [107]
3 years ago
5

Why the mass of a rusted nail is greater than the mass of a nail before it rusted ? Explain

Chemistry
2 answers:
jarptica [38.1K]3 years ago
5 0
As the metal rusts it expands increasing its mass therefore increasing the weight.
kap26 [50]3 years ago
3 0
Because the rusty nail had the combined mass of the original nail along with oxidized substances. since your adding something that exists to the  mass your mass will be greater.
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