The object of his experiment was to testthe rate of corrosion of metals in fresh water, brine, and sea water, * These experiments were made with weigh-edpiecesof metal immersed in the three ...

Atomic number 25, atomic weight 54.9380. Phosphorus (P): Phosphorus is a poisonous, nonmetallic element that helps protect metal surfaces from corrosion. Atomic number 15, atomic weight 30.9738.

There is slight corrosion on the normal nail and massive corrosion on the copper wrapped nail. Connecting a more reactive metal from higher in the series protects from corrosion. A lower (less ...