Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Corrosion of metals

Corrosion of metals — practice question

Iron rusting may be stopped by covering the iron with a different material. Which statement shows why a zinc coating is more effective than a painted coating?

  • AIf the coating is damaged, zinc corrodes instead of iron.
  • BIron is above zinc in the reactivity series.
  • CZinc does not react with air or with water.
  • DZinc forms an unreactive alloy coating with iron.

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