Martha's cycle chain is rusty. She should put it in .
A
a base
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B
an acid
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C
water
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Solution
The correct option is B an acid Acids are corrosive in nature, so they are used for cleaning the metal surfaces as they remove the top layer of rust from it. Hence, Martha should put her cycle chain in an acidic solution.