Most atoms do not. For those atoms that do not have a full valence shell (which usually would contain eight electrons, except for hydrogen and helium, where it would contain two), something has to change. So nature's tendency toward a full valence shell will lead to one of two things: The gain or loss of electrons.
The law of conservation of mass<span> states that </span>mass<span> in an isolated system is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations.
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water plus oxygen equals rust so keep water away from the iron to prevent rusting or dry the iron off then apply alchohol to cleanse it