DivideByZero Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Does corrosion require oxygen and water? I know rusting (a form of corrosion) requires H2O and O2 but corrosion in general is just an oxidation-reduction reaction, right? Edited January 10, 2009 by DivideByZero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanntrude Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 it all depends on what's being corroded. wax can be corroded by oils. paper can be corroded by water. It's just breaking down. Oxygen and water are both common corrosive agents because they are very common materials and also quite reactive. Other less common reagents are more corrosive but we dont see them every day. Examples are chlorine gas, acids, bases, titanium tetrachloride, etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivideByZero Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 So can a reaction of a metal (Zinc) with an acid (HCl) be classified as corrosion where the Zn looses mass? Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedBump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanntrude Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 absolutely. Zinc is corroded by HCl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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