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I. Acknowledgement
II. Certificate
III. Aim
IV. Materials Required
V. Theory
VI. Procedure
VII. Observations
VIII. Conclusions
IX. Precautions
X. Protection from corrosion
XI. Bibliography
Acknowledgeme
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Chemicals:
Hydrochloric acid and Sodium hydroxide
Theory
• Corrosion is a serious problem of
some metals like iron, zinc, aluminum and
alloys like brass which are commonly used in
day to day life.
• Apart from reducing the life of articles
made up of these metals or alloys the
chemical substances formed out of
corrosion have serious public health
problems.
• Replacement of machines or their
parts and many other articles in industrial
and public dealing lead to huge expenditure.
Hence, how to reduce or avoid
corrosion of articles made up of metals or
alloys has been a major subject of study in
the field of chemistry and electro-
chemistry.
THE PROCESS OF RUSTING
OF IRON
Procedure
Result
• The rate of corrosion observed in acidic
medium or the mass consumed during the
corrosion is in the decreasing order from brass to
aluminum. Brass has the highest corrosion rate
while aluminium has the least corrosion rate.
Fe . Fe2+ + 2e.
HCl . H+ + Cl
At anode:
The water which is in equilibrium
H2O . H+ + OH.
e.m.f
Al .Al3++3e-
Zn .Zn2++2e-
Fe . Fe 2++ 2e-
1.66V
0.76V
0.44V