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← ScienceWhich consequence results when dissimilar metals contact seawater?
A)Galvanic corrosion accelerates significantly✓
B)Passivation layer formation stabilizes
C)General corrosion rates equalize
D)Equilibrium potential briefly increases
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Galvanic corrosion accelerates, because it is driven by *electrochemical potential difference* inducing electron flow via ionic transport through seawater. Therefore, enhanced corrosion occurs due to electron transfer at the anode, rather than uniform corrosion.
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