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Corrosion: Test Tube Description of Medium Amount of Rust Compared To A
Corrosion: Test Tube Description of Medium Amount of Rust Compared To A
Corrosion: Test Tube Description of Medium Amount of Rust Compared To A
A. Presence of Electrolytes
Test tube Description of Medium Amount of Rust Compared to A
Nail No rust
Discussion:
1. Which of the metals (Cu or Mg) wrapped around Fe causes the blue color to be formed
more quickly or more fully near the iron?
Answer:
Copper, because when copper is oxidized by a combination of air, it forms a so-
called patina, a blue-green color type of rust.
2. Explain your observation in terms of electromechanical activity of the metals compared
to Fe.
Answer:
A less reactive metal receives electron from the Fe. By this gaining of electron of
the lesser reactive metal, it speeds up the corrosion on Fe, when there is a direct
contact between the two.
3. Which will corrode more quickly, a piece of scratched galvanized iron (Fe coated with
Zn) or a piece of scratched tin can (Fe coated with Sn)? Explain your answer.
Answer:
The Fe coated with Sn will corrode more quickly because the Sn is less reactive
than Fe which makes it receive the electrons from Fe and therefore corrode more
quickly.