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emselves to form rust. It would seem, therefore, that the oxygenthat forms the rust must come from something in the water. Now, the purest wateroften is the most active in corroding and pitting plates, and this makes it probable thatthe active substance, in some cases at least, is air. It is well… … Fig. 1.—Corrosion from Standing Water. more soluble than the nitrogen. If a small quantity of water be shaken up in a bottle itdissolves some of the enclosed air, and when this is afterwards driven off by boiling, andanalyzed, it is found to consist of oxygen and nitrogen in the proportion of 1 to…
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