Under anaerobic conditions, iron and steel alloys are slowly oxidized by the protons of water concomitantly reduced in molecular hydrogen (H
2). The anaerobic corrosion of iron leads first to the formation of ferrous hydroxide (green rust) and can be described by the following reaction: COUNT 3
QSN1 What condition is iron and steel alloys slowly oxidized? ANS1 anaerobic QSN2 What does the anaerobic corrosion of iron lead to? ANS2 formation of ferrous hydroxide QSN3 What is another name for formation of ferrous hydroxide? ANS3 green rust