Can a fuel cell rust if water is left inside it?

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[SOLVED] Can my fuel cell rust

I just bought the THames and Kosmos Fuel Cell car and experiment kit.
I used it to day and their is still a small amount of water left in the fuel cell. will this make it rust. here's a link to the car

http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/store/fuelcell1.html

thank you for your help
 
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Originally posted by My User Name
I just bought the THames and Kosmos Fuel Cell car and experiment kit.
I used it to day and their is still a small amount of water left in the fuel cell. will this make it rust. here's a link to the car

http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/store/fuelcell1.html

thank you for your help
Thats pretty cool - whether or not it will rust depends on whether or not it is made of steel...
 
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