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How to prevent rusting of iron, by keeping it in an acidic medium or an alkaline medium?

How to prevent rusting of iron, by keeping it in an acidic medium or an alkaline medium?

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Shailendra Kumar Sharma
188 Points
6 years ago
In Acidic medium 
Fe +2H+ → Fe+2 is a spontaneous reaction, whereas in the highly basic medium the Fe(OH)2 is formed which passivates the corrosion. 

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