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Question
What is corrosion? What are necessary conditions for corrosion?
Solution
When the surface of metal is attacked by air, moisture or any other substance around it, the metal is said to corrode and the phenomenon is known as corrosion.
Necessary conditions for corrosion are:
1. Presence of oxygen and moisture.
2. Metals which are placed higher in the activity series corrode more easily.
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