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A steel pipeline is being used to transport a chemical mixture containing sulfuric acid. Given the concentration of sulfuric acid in the mixture and the surface area of the pipeline, calculate the corrosion rate of the steel pipeline in millimeters per year. Show your calculation and explain the significance of the result.

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To calculate the corrosion rate of the steel pipeline, we need to know the concentration of sulfuric acid in the mixture and the surface area of the pipeline. However, you have not provided these values. I will provide a general formula and explanation for calculating the corrosion rate, which you can use to plug in the specific values.The corrosion rate  CR  can be calculated using the following formula:CR = k * C * AWhere:- CR is the corrosion rate in millimeters per year  mm/year - k is the corrosion constant for steel in sulfuric acid  mm/year - C is the concentration of sulfuric acid in the mixture  as a decimal, e.g., 0.1 for 10% concentration - A is the surface area of the pipeline in contact with the sulfuric acid  m The corrosion constant  k  depends on the type of steel and the specific conditions of the pipeline, such as temperature and flow rate. You can find this value in corrosion tables or through experimental data.Once you have the values for k, C, and A, you can plug them into the formula to calculate the corrosion rate.For example, let's assume the following values:- k = 0.1 mm/year  a hypothetical value - C = 0.1  10% sulfuric acid concentration - A = 100 m  surface area of the pipeline CR = 0.1 * 0.1 * 100 = 1 mm/yearIn this example, the corrosion rate of the steel pipeline is 1 mm/year. This means that the steel will lose 1 mm of its thickness every year due to corrosion. The significance of this result is that it helps engineers and maintenance personnel to predict the lifespan of the pipeline and schedule maintenance or replacement before the pipeline fails due to corrosion.

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