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    Hot dip galvanizing protects steel and iron from corrosion by forming a metallic zinc and zinc-iron alloy coating on the steel surface. This zinc coating reacts with moisture in the atmosphere to form zinc salts that act as an insulating layer for the steel. Additionally, zinc is higher than steel in the galvanic series, so when these dissimilar metals contact each other, the zinc anode corrodes instead of the steel, providing sacrificial protection.

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    Hot dip galvanizing protects steel and iron from corrosion by forming a metallic zinc and zinc-iron alloy coating on the steel surface. This zinc coating reacts with moisture in the atmosphere to form zinc salts that act as an insulating layer for the steel. Additionally, zinc is higher than steel in the galvanic series, so when these dissimilar metals contact each other, the zinc anode corrodes instead of the steel, providing sacrificial protection.

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    Hot dip galvanizing protects steel and iron from corrosion by forming a metallic zinc and zinc-iron alloy coating on the steel surface. This zinc coating reacts with moisture in the atmosphere to form zinc salts that act as an insulating layer for the steel. Additionally, zinc is higher than steel in the galvanic series, so when these dissimilar metals contact each other, the zinc anode corrodes instead of the steel, providing sacrificial protection.

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    What is the mechanism of protection by hot

    dip galvanizing?
    Hot dip galvanizing protects steel/iron from corrosion by:
    (i) It forms a metallic zinc and zinc-iron alloy coating on top of steel surface. This zinc
    coating reacts with moisture in atmosphere to from zinc salts which act as an insulating
    layer for steel/iron.
    (ii) Zinc is higher than steel/iron in the galvanic series and when these dissimilar metals
    with different electrical potential are in contact, the zinc anode corrodes and offers sacrificial
    protection to steel/iron and hence steel/iron is protected from corrosion.
    This question is taken from book named A Self Learning Manual Mastering Different
    Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.

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