Magnesium bars are connected electrically to underground

Chapter 22, Problem 95P

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Problem 95P

Magnesium bars are connected electrically to underground iron pipes to serve as sacrificial anodes.

(a) Do electrons flow from the bar to the pipe or the reverse?

(b) A 12-kg Mg bar is attached to an iron pipe, and it takes 8.5 yr for the Mg to be consumed. What is the average current flowing between the Mg and the Fe during this period?

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