King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

TERM - 172

CHE-545
Corrosion Science and Engineering
ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Submission date: 21-2-2018

QUESTION 1:
If one mole of tin is consumed in the corrosion cell Sn/Sn2+//Cu2+/Cu,
calculate the change of the Gibbs free energy, ΔG.

ϕoSn 2+/Sn = -0.138 V vs SHE and ϕoCu 2+/Cu = 0.337 V vs SHE

QUESTION 2:
Estimate the equilibrium constant for the reaction:

2Fe3+ + Zn2+ ↔ 2Fe2+ + Zn

ϕoFe3+/Fe2+ = 0.771 V vs SHE and ϕoZn2+/Zn = -0.762 V vs SHE.

QUESTION 3:
What is the emf of a cell constructed from a lead electrode in a lead sulfate
of pH =1 with activity of Pb2+ = 0.01 and a hydrogen electrode?

ϕo H+/H2 = 0.00 V vs SHE and ϕo Pb/Pb2+ = 0.126 V vs SHE.

QUESTION 4:
For the cell at 25 oC, Cu/Cu2+ (a=1)//Fe2+/Fe (a=1). Determine if the reaction
will proceed spontaneously as written.

ϕoFe2+/Fe = -0.440 V vs SHE

ϕo Cu /Cu2+ = -0.337 V vs SHE

QUESTION 5:
The potential of an iron electrode when polarized as a cathode in an aqueous
medium is -0.716V vs SCE. What would be the value of the hydrogen
overpotential of this electrode in an electrolyte with a pH of 2?

ϕo H+/H2 = 0.00 V vs SHE