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Corrosion Principle 2
Corrosion Principle 2
Corrosion Principle 2
Reactants
A+B AB C+D
Free Energy, G
A+B
∆G
species, AB.
Reaction Coordinate
The intermediate species (AB) is called transition state and its re-organization leads directly to
products (C+D).
In reality, Intermediate species are formed for very short time when the reactant possess
sufficient energy.
𝟑 𝟑
Au + H2O + O2 Au (OH)3 ∆𝑮𝒐 = +𝟔𝟔 𝒌𝑱/𝒎𝒐𝒍
𝟐 𝟒
𝟏
Cu + H2O + O2 Cu (OH)2 ∆𝑮𝒐 = −𝟏𝟏𝟗 𝒌𝑱/𝒎𝒐𝒍
𝟐
3. Hard to expect that the same equilibrium potential for components taking part
in dissolution reaction.