Chapter 14, Problem 71QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The fact that ‘a piece of magnesium attached to steel hull of a ship prevent the hull from corroding’ is to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Redox reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which transfer of electrons takes place in between two species, one species loses electrons (undergo oxidation) and another species gains electrons (undergo reduction). Therefore, the oxidation and reduction processes occur simultaneously in a redox reaction.