Assignment 3: Due week 13

The effect of an inhibitor on the corrosion rate of iron in an acidic environment of pH 2

is studied. In the absence of the inhibitor, the anodic and cathodic partial
reactions obey the following equations (logarithms are base-10):

anodic: E = 0.18 + 0.05 log ia,Fe cathodic: E = 0.46 0.12 log ic,H

a. Calculate the corrosion current density and the corrosion potential.

b. Calculate the exchange current density of the cathodic partial reaction.

c. The presence of an inhibitor decreases the exchange current density of

the partial cathodic reaction by a factor of 1000. Calculate the corrosion
current density and the corrosion potential.

a. Calculate the inhibition efficiency.