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Corrosion of steel structures is a(n)

  • Abrading process
  • Electrochemical Process (correct)
  • Rare occurance
  • Uniform Process

In order for a corrosion cell to occur, there must be areas with different:

  • Crystalline structures
  • electric potentials (correct)
  • hardness
  • materials

Which of the following is not a component of a corrosion cell?

  • Anode
  • Electrode (correct)
  • Metallic path
  • Cathode

In a corrosion cell, where does the corrosion occur?

<p>Anode (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a corrosion cell, where does the corrosion not occur?

<p>Cathode (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Moist soil under a tank floor is what part of a corrosion cell?

<p>Electrolyte (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common electrolyte on the inside of the tank?

<p>Water and sludge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does uniform corrosion occur?

<p>Thousands of microscopic corrosion cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When corrosion cells are larger, the type of degradation that can occur is:

<p>pitting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a tank floor is in contact with a piece of clay, what causes soil side corrosion

<p>between the clay and the floor, the oxygen concentration is lower than in other parts of the sand pad (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the electrical potential for galvanic corrosion

<p>Different metals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Internal corrosion of a tank in hydrocarbon service is normally the result of

<p>water and sediment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

as soil resistivity increases, the:

<p>the likelihood for corrosion decreases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Clean sand should be used in the pad. washing sand with municipal water may not be acceptable because of:

<p>chlorides in the water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

the corrosion rate of the tank floor increases when the soil pH is

<p>less than 5.0 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pitting corrosion on steel begins to occur when the chloride levels reach:

<p>10 ppm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an advantage of a galvanic CP system

<p>maintenance costs are minimal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The effectiveness of a CP system should be checked with cathodic protections surveys that are performed every:

<p>year (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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