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Corrosion Engineering
Objectives
Spontaneous
Spontaneous
G EnF
G is in Joules
E is emf in volts
n is the number of electrons
involved in the reaction
F is the Faraday (96500
C/equivalent)
lL mM qQ rR
Nernst Equation:
q
RT aQ .aR ...
EE
ln l m
nF aL .aM ...
0
Zn 2e Zn
RT
Zn
0
Zn Zn
ln 2
2 F Zn
Hydrogen Electrode
It is assumed arbitrarily
that the standard
potential for the
following reaction is
equal to zero at all
temperatures
So
Zn - 2e Zn
0 0.763 V
0.763 V
0
Pt; H2,
+
H ,
2+
Zn ;
Zn Cell
Oxygen Electrode
EMF Series
EMF Series
Galvanic Series
Pourbaix Diagram