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Calculate the corrosion current density of a stainless steel electrode in a 0.5 M HCl solution at 25 degrees Celsius, given that the polarization resistance of the electrode is 200 ohms and the corrosion potential is -0.3 V vs. the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE).

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To calculate the corrosion current density, we can use the Stern-Geary equation:I_corr = B / R_pwhere I_corr is the corrosion current density, B is the Stern-Geary constant, and R_p is the polarization resistance.The Stern-Geary constant  B  can be calculated using the Tafel slopes for the anodic  _a  and cathodic  _c  reactions:B =  2.303 * R * T  /  n * F *  _a * _c  /  _a + _c  where R is the gas constant  8.314 J/molK , T is the temperature in Kelvin  25C = 298.15 K , n is the number of electrons transferred in the redox reaction  usually 2 for metal corrosion , and F is the Faraday constant  96,485 C/mol .For stainless steel in HCl solution, typical Tafel slopes are _a = 120 mV/decade and _c = -120 mV/decade. Plugging these values into the equation for B:B =  2.303 * 8.314 * 298.15  /  2 * 96,485 *  120 * -120  /  120 + -120  B = 0.120 VNow we can calculate the corrosion current density using the polarization resistance  R_p  of 200 ohms:I_corr = B / R_pI_corr = 0.120 V / 200 ohmsI_corr = 0.0006 A/cmThe corrosion current density of the stainless steel electrode in a 0.5 M HCl solution at 25 degrees Celsius is 0.0006 A/cm.

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