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Cathodic protection - force the metal to become a cathode<br />

instead of the anode. This is accomplished by<br />

attaching a more readily oxidized metal, such as zinc,<br />

to the metal being protected. The iron is said to be<br />

galvanized. A current example is the dipping of the<br />

steel frame of a car in a solution of zinc phosphate to<br />

prevent corrosion.<br />

<strong>Electrochemistry</strong> Slide 17

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