
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Matthews, DB 
A1  - Capps, PG 
T1  - Zinc dissolution in Leclanche electrolyte
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1974
VL  - 27
IS  - 11
SP  - 2467
EP  - 2473
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742467 
N2  - The rate and morphology of zinc dissolution were studied in a Leclanche electrolyte of composition 0.5 mol dm-3 ZnCl2 and 5 mol dm-3 NH4Cl. A gelled electrolyte layer 2 x 10-3 m thick on the zinc surface was found to reduce the corrosion rate by an order of magnitude and to promote even dissolution. The corrosion results are interpreted in terms of a diffusion-controlled cathodic reaction involving O2 dissolution and metallic impurity deposition. 
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