MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (Corrosion)

1) Corrosion is a process of _______________ of metal.

a) Destruction b) eating away c) Both of these d) None of these
2) Metals and their alloys corrode in nature because_______________
a) Metals are stable b) Metals have tendency to go back to their original form of occurrence
c) In nature metals are pure d) None of the above
3) Corrosion is a process of
a) reduction b) oxidation c) ozonolysis d) electrolysis
4) In the wet theory of corrosion ___________
a) dry cell is formed b) galvanic cell is formed c) concentration cell is formed d) none
5) Which one of the following causes corrosion of iron?
a) oxygen b) hydrogen c) strong base d) moisture and oxygen
6) The method to prevent corrosion of iron by zinc coating is called
a) galvanisation b) electrolysis c) cathode protection d) anode protection
7) During wet corrosion
a) the anodic part undergoes reduction b) the cathodic part undergoes oxidation
c) the anodic part undergoes corrosion d) none
8) The chemical composition of rust is
a) Fe2O3 •H2O b) Fe3O4•xH2O c) Fe2O3 •xH2O d) Fe3O4•H 2O
9) When the ratio of anodic to cathodic area decreases, the rate of corrosion
a) decreases b) increases c) has no effect d) None
10) In sacrificial anodic protection
a) an artificial cathode is connected to the metal to be protected
b) an anodic metal is coated on the surface of the metal to be protected
c) protection of the metal given by galvanising the metal
d) an artificial weak anode is connected to the metal to be protected
11) One of the common sacrificial anodic metal is
a) zinc b) magnesium c) copper d) titanium
12) When a burred pipeline is protected from corrosion by connecting to Mg block. It is called as
a) sacrificial anodic protection b) sacrificial cathodic protection
c) impressed current cathodic protection d) any of these
13) Pitting corrosion is due to
a) breaking of the oxide layer of the metal b) acidity
c) stress in the metal d) All the above
14) The corrosion of metal due to direct chemical attack of the environment on the metal surface
in the absence of moisture is
a) Dry corrosion b) Chemical corrosion c) Both a and b d) Electrochemical corrosion
15) Electrochemical corrosion can occur only if _____________
a) oxygen is present in contact with metal b) Air is present in contact with metal
c) Liquid medium is contact with metal d) None of the above are present
16) Choose incorrect statement regarding electrochemical series. It helps to know
a) Relative ease of oxidation/reduction b) Corrosion tendency of a metal alloy
c) Spontaneity of redox reaction d) Electrochemical constant
17) For corrosion of iron to
a) Presence of moisture is sufficient b) presence of both moisture and oxygen is present
c) Hydrogen is required d) A strong acid is necessary
18) Choose incorrect statement
a) corrosion is the destruction of the metal due to unwanted reactions
b) Mostly metal occurs in nature in the form of their ores
c) Extraction process oxidizes ores to their metallic state
d) Corrosion is a natural spontaneous process
19) waterline corrosion in steel tank is/are example of
a) Stress corrosion b) Differential aeration corrosion
c) Pittig corrosion d) Differential metal corrosion
20) which of the following factors favors corrosion
a) Low tempearature b) High oxygen content
c) High electro negativity of metal d) Low moisture content
21) corrosion of metal will be higher when
a) Metal is highly pure b) Anodic area is lower than that of cathodic area
c) If porosity is low d) Grain size of metal is higher
22) Iron articles are galvanized by
a) Electroplating b) Spraying molten zinc on iron c) Hot dipping d) All of above
23) Commonly employed sacrificial anode is
a) Mg b) Zn c) Al d) all
24) Galvanising is a coating of thin film of
a) Sn to Fe b) Zn to Fe c) c) Fe to Zn d) all
25) The rate of corrosion is more in the following case
a) More anodic area b) Low temperature c) More cathodic areas d) High pressure
26) Electrochemical corrosion takes place at
a) Anode b) Cathode c) Anode and cathode d) None
27) Which one of the following is true about rate of corrosion?
a) Large anodic area and small cathodic area increases the rate of corrosion
b) Small anodic area and large cathodic area increases the rate of corrosion
c) Large anodic area and large cathodic area increases the rate of corrosion
d) Small anodic area and small cathodic area increases the rate of corrosion
28) Metals at the top of electrochemical series is
a) Most stable b) Less active c) most noble d) More active
29) The principle involved in cathodic protection is
a) The metal to be protected forced to act as cathode
b) The metal to be protected forced to act as anode
c) The metal to be protected forced to act as anode and cathode
d) None of the above
30) In differential aeration corrosion poor oxygenated parts are
a) Anode b) Cathode c) Anode and Cathode d) None
31) The process of coating tin over the iron/steel article is known as
a) galvanizing b) calorizing c) tinning d) None
32) Water line corrosion in steel tank is/are an example of
a) stress corrosion b) differential aeration corrosion
c) pittig corrosion d) differential metalcorrosion
33) Ships sailing in ocean suffers from
a) stress corrosion b) Grain-boundary corrosion c) pittig corrosion d) water line corrosion
34) The protection of ship hull from marine corrosion by using magnesium sheets or blocks is
an example of
a) cathodic protection b) impressed voltage protection
c) Sacrificial cathode protection d) Sacrificial anode protection
35) According to pilling Bed worth rule a metal undergoes continuous corrosion if the volume of
the film oxide formed is
a) Greater than the volume of the metal underneath
b) Equal to the volume of underlying metal
c) less than the volume of the metal lying underneath
d) None of the above
36) Which is wrong statement regarding corrosion
a) corrosion of metal always occurs at anode
b) at cathode reduction takes place
c) Evolution of hydrogen gas occur at cathode
d) During rusting oxygen absorbs electrons at anode
37) An example of volatile corrosion is Molybdenum oxide (MoO3 ).