Magnesium metal is used as a sacrificial anode to reduce


a. Does the iron in the Fe(NH4)2SO4 solutions function as an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent? Explain please

b. Magnesium metal is used as a sacrificial anode to reduce the corrosion of underground storage tanks (made of iron, or more accurately, steel which is an iron/carbon alloy). As a result the sacrificial metal corrodes instead of the iron. Explain the chemistry of the process.

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