Scientific Experiment: Will Coke, Water or Vinegar Take off Rust the Quickest?

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I am going to see which liquid- coke, water, or vinegar, will clear rust the fastest. I am doing this to make old and rusty nails look better and become stronger. This will result in better buildings and projects. It will also help recycling. When we throw out nails, rusty or not, we waste iron and steel. This project might help that problem. I believe vinegar will clear rust the fastest since my family sometimes uses vinegar to clean our jewelry. I will do this project by dropping rusty nails in water, vinegar, and coke.

For this project you need many things. The first things you need are three plastic cups. The rust may stain on the cups so I recommend plastic ones. You want three nails covered in rust. All the nails must be the same size. You need a camera to take pictures of the changes that occur to the nail. Also, you need to get water, coke, and vinegar. It doesn’t matter what type of vinegar but I recommend regular coke. I would also appreciate it if you use tap water. The last thing you need is paper and a pencil.

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