Oxidation and Redox
Everything in The Blueprint of Water about oxidation and redox, anchored on Chapter 6: Destructive Oxidation.
Chapter
Concepts (39)
Acids as corrosion accomplice · Activation energy · Amphoteric metals · Arrhenius rule of thumb · Biocidal dose · Biological destruction by oxidation · Conductivity and corrosion efficiency · Corrosion control levers · Critical monitoring parameters · Electrochemical corrosion · Electronegativity and electron appetite · Four requirements for electrochemical corrosion · High risk areas for oxygen corrosion · Hydrogen-bond network of water · Kinetic restraint of oxygen · Mass transfer of oxidizer · Metal path · Metallic bond · Molecular oxygen as default oxidant · ORP · One mechanism, two outcomes · Oxidation · Oxidation potential as driving force · Oxygen solubility versus temperature · Passivation and circuit breaking · Permanent structural change · Reaction kinetics · Redox reaction · Reduction · Residual oxidizer · Sacrificial metal · Standard reduction potential · Strong base attack (saponification) · Structural collapse of metals (rust formation) · Temperature paradox · The Law of Flow · Thermodynamic favorability versus reversal · Transactional oxidation · pH effects on corrosion
Formulas (6)
Acid (Proton) Direct Attack on Iron · Arrhenius Rule of Thumb (Reaction Rate vs Temperature) · Driving Force of a Redox Couple (Potential Difference) · Iron Anodic Oxidation Half-Reaction · Oxidation (Loss of Electrons) · Reduction (Gain of Electrons)
Species (8)
Al · Br₂ · Cl₂ · Cu · H₂O₂ · Na · O₃ · Zn
Practice problems (10)
P06.01 What is the difference between transactional · P06.02 The chapter states that oxidation does not · P06.03 Four requirements must be present for · P06.04 In one sentence explain the temperature · P06.05 Oxygen solubility is approximately 83 mgL at · P06.06 Using the Arrhenius rule of thumb rate doubles · P06.07 The simplified rust reaction is 4Fe 3O 2FeO To · P06.08 Two cooling towers run the same pH and · P06.09 A deaerator normally heats boiler feedwater to · P06.10 The chapter says oxygen is not the strongest
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