STUDY OF THE DISCHARGE OF HYDROXONIUM IONS AND HYDROGEN PENETRATION INTO IRON UNDER ANODIC POLARIZATION CONDITIONS

Features of the discharge of H3O+ and hydrogen penetration into metal in the range of active dissolution potentials for Fe in acid sulfate electrolytes, and also in the presence of anions F-, [Fe(CN)6]4-, HS-, CNS- and a number of oxygen-containing oxidizing agents are studied. Experimental results are interpreted quantitatively on the basis of ideas about the effect of Fe ionization processes on the degree of electrode surface filling by H3O+ ions.