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Activity Series (OR) Electro chemicals series

Question

Statement I : Rusting of iron can be prevented by coating the Iron article with zinc.
Statement II : SRP of Zn⁺²/Zn is more negative than SRP of Fe⁺²/Fe

Easy

A

Statement I and II are correct
B

Statement I correct and Statement II incorrect
C

Statement - I is incorrect and Statement - II is correct
D

Both statement - I and II are incorrect

Solution

SRP of Zn electrode is Less than Fe electrode.
Tendency to undergo reduction Zn⁺² < Fe⁺²
Tendency to undergo oxidation Fe < Zn
Iron articles are electroplated with Zn because Zn has greater tendency to undergo oxidation than Iron.
Statement I and II are correct.

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