
%0 Journal Article
%A Matthews, DB 
%A Capps, PG 
%T Zinc dissolution in Leclanche electrolyte
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1974/11/01
%V 27
%N 11
%P 2467-2473
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742467
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9742467 
%X 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. 
