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17.6 Exercise 4

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If a sample of iron and a sample of zinc come into contact, the zinc corrodes but the iron does not. If a sample of iron comes into contact with a sample of copper, the iron corrodes but the copper does not. Explain this phenomenon.

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 17.6 Corrosion, exercise 4

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