how does salt help in rusting of iron????

Subject: how does salt help in rusting of iron????

Date: Mon Feb 19 12:17:54 2001
Posted by mugdha hajarnis
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hello
i am a student from PUNE,INDIA.we are having ascience fair in our school.my
topic for this fair is does salt help in rusting of iron?????? i've searched
allover for the ans of the Q. but i wasn't sucessful. pls help me out. i am
trying to determine why salt would make something rust faster? does it
become part of the rust or how else could it be helping to make something rust.

thank you
mugdha

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