PRACTICE EXAM
1) Define the following terms and provided illustrations to support your answer:
a) anodic and cathodic processes in aqueous corrosion (redox reaction)
-The anodic process involves the oxidation of a met
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PRACTICE EXAM
1) Define the following terms and provided illustrations to support your answer:
a) anodic and cathodic processes in aqueous corrosion (redox reaction)
-The anodic process involves the oxidation of a metal layer that is more susceptible to corrosion in an
aqueous environment than the metal that it is covering in which a metal loses electrons and becomes a
metal ion. The oxidation supplies electrons to the underlying metal, making it a cathode and protecting it
from corrosion.
-The cathodic is a reduction reaction in which a chemical species gains electrons.
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b) pitting corrosion
-Pitting is a form of very large localized corrosion attack in which small pits or holes form. (such as
scratches or surface defects.)
-Oxidation occurs within the pit itself, with complementary reduction at the surface.
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-It is supposed that gravity causes the pits to grow downward, the solution at the pit tip becoming more
concentrated and dense as pit growth progresses.
c) galvanic corrosion
-Galvanic corrosion occurs when two metals or alloys having different composition are electrically
coupled while exposed to an electrolyte.
-The less noble or more reactive metal in the particular environment will experience corrosion (i.e.,
oxidation); the more inert metal, the cathode, will be protected from corrosion (experience reduction).
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d) intergranular corrosion
-Intergranular corrosion is corrosion that occurs preferentially along grain boundaries (between grains) for
some alloys and in specific environments. The net result is that a macroscopic specimen disintegrates
along its grain boundaries.
-This situation can happen in otherwise corrosion-resistant alloys, when the grain boundaries are depleted
of the corrosion-inhibiting elements. This is known as grain boundary depletion.
-A precipitate containing the corrosion-resistant element diffuses away from the bulk and to the grain
boundary and forms a precipitate along the grain boundary. As a result, depleted zones form adjacent to
the grain boundaries (this process is called sensitization). These depleted zones are no longer composed of
the corrosion-resistant element, making these regions around the g
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