QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION
●● EMF series.
Answer: The arrangement of elements according to their electrode
potential, or their tendency to corrode vs SHE standard hydrogen
electrode
●● Galvanic Series.
Answer: List of metals and alloys arranged according to their corrosion
potentials in a common electrolyte
●● EMF (electromotive force).
Answer: Driving force for corrosion (voltage difference)
●● Volt.
Answer: joule per coulomb where a joule is a unit of energy
●● Amps (Amperes).
Answer: Rate of flow of charge, 1 coulomb per second
, ●● Metal ion concentration HIGH.
Answer: less active the metal will be in that particular electrolyte
●● Temperature.
Answer: Temp ⬆️ Corrosion ⬆️
Temp Corrosion
●● Dezincification.
Answer: Zinc Corrosion/leaching in brass alloys
●● Graphitic Corrosion.
Answer: Iron Corrosion/leaching in cast and ductile iron
●● Oxygen Concentration.
Answer: Oxygen⬆️ Corrosion ⬇️
Oxygen Corrosion
●● Salt Concentration.
Answer: Salt ⬆️ Corrosion ⬆️
Salt Corrosion