Corrosion

This General Chemistry lecture discusses the corrosion of iron and steel. We talk about the $300B annual cost of corrosion in the U.S. alone, the electrochemical mechanism of rust formation, and 3 general strategies for preventing or minimizing corrosion.

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Education

Tags:

• chemistry
• General Chemistry
• Wight
• electrochemistry
• corrosion
• oxidation
• reduction
• iron
• steel
• rust
• coating
• passivation
• sacrificial anode

[BrainBUG1231]

Good Video. Just is a little too fast to memorize. Had to pause and jot the points down.

[chemdog8]

@BrainBUG1231 Exactly! Pause, rewind, replay is the beauty of YouTube. The challenge on my end is to get all the material covered in 10 minutes.

[smellysocks182]

This was a great vid. You just helped me with my final exams so much!

[yamiah05]

Thx.  Great vid!

[JakeScreamCrash]

thank you very much! great lecture!

[KhalidAlmaktoum]

Thanks, had an assignment on Corrosion, this was perfect.