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Corrosion of metals can be prevented when contact between metal and ________ is cut off.

A

nitrogen

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hydrogen

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C

oxygen

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carbon

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Solution

The correct option is C oxygen
Corrosion is basically oxidation of metal in presence of oxygen. So it can be prevented by cutting off $O_{2}$

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