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Why do stainless steel utensils do not rust?

Stainless steel contains iron ,chromium,manganese, silicon,carbon,etc... These elements reacts with oxygen from water and air to form a very thin,stable film that consists of such corrosion products as metal oxides and hydroxides.
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it is made  by mixing iron with carbon and metals like chromium nickel and manganese .hence it does not rust.
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Because it is non reactive metals or stainless steal is made up of mixture of some metals which is non reactive
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Alloys are mixtures of metal. Stainless steel is an alloy. So it does not rust.
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Because it is made up.of certain metals which enables it not to rust .
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BECAUSE IT IS AN ALLOY
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