Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Transition Metals, Alloys and Corrosion.
The process of forming an unreactive (passive) layer on the surface of a metal to protect it from further reaction.
Passivation appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Transition Metals, Quantitative Analysis and Equilibria, especially Transition Metals, Alloys and Corrosion and Alloy Steels.
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