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Corrosion (Section)A plumber’s handbook states that you should not connect a copper pipe d...

Corrosion (Section)

A plumber’s handbook states that you should not connect a copper pipe directly to a steel pipe because electrochemical reactions between the two metals will cause corrosion. The handbook recommends you use instead an insulating fitting to connect them. What spontaneous redox reaction(s) might cause the corrosion? Justify your answer with standard emf calculations.

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