hot stuff rusts faster. ever take a thermodynamics class? hot=more energy.
more energy=faster reactions. faster reaction=more rxn in same time
period. more reactions=rust forms faster under same conditions. ions
(salt) and another competing pathway to products.
-matthew

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
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