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A galvanised bucket is an iron bucket with a zinc coat…

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A galvanised bucket is an iron bucket with a zinc coat. A tin can is an iron can with a tin coat. Use $E^\circ(\text{Zn}^{2+}/\text{Zn}) = -0.76\ \text{V}$ , $E^\circ(\text{Fe}^{2+}/\text{Fe}) = -0.44\ \text{V}$ and $E^\circ(\text{Sn}^{2+}/\text{Sn}) = -0.14\ \text{V}$ . Explain what happens to the iron when each coat is scratched.

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A reaction can happen if $E^\circ = E^\circ(\text{reduced}) - E^\circ(\text{oxidised})$ is positive. A metal with $E^\circ < 0$ releases hydrogen from dilute acid. $\Delta G^\circ = -nFE^\circ$ , with $F = 96500\ \text{C/mol}$ .

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