3.15 Explain how rusting of iron is envisaged as setting up of an electrochemical cell.
3.15 Explain how rusting of iron is envisaged as setting up of an electrochemical cell.
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In the corrosion reaction, due to the presence of air and moisture, oxidation takes place at a particular point of an object made of iron. That spot behaves as the anode. The reaction at the anode is given by,
Fe (s) ⇒ Fe2+ (aq) + 2e-
Electrons released at the anodic spot move through the metal and go to another spot of the object, wherein presence of H+ ions, the electrons reduce oxygen. This spot behaves as the cathode. These H+ ions come either from H2CO3, which are formed due to the dissolution of carbon dioxide from the air into water. The cathodic reaction is given by
O2 (air) + 4Haq++4e-⇒ 2H O
The overall reaction is give
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