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What are the advantages of corrosion?


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Corrosion

  • Corrosion is one of the most common phenomena in our everyday life.
  • When some metals, such as iron, are exposed to moist air for a long period, their surfaces corrode. This is referred to as corrosion.

Advantages of corrosion

  • Galvanic corrosion:-This happens when two distinct metals come into electrical contact with an electrolyte and in this case, the more active metal may corrode.
  • Surface corrosion results in the formation of an oxide layer, which protects the inner metal from corrosion.
  • Some metals, such as zinc, are used as sacrificial anodes to protect other metals from corrosion.

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