Comment on Can acidic and carbonated drinks corrode aluminium bottles?
thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 2 years agoWhat? Corrosion is the surface oxidizing, not the entire thing dissolving.
Comment on Can acidic and carbonated drinks corrode aluminium bottles?
thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 2 years agoWhat? Corrosion is the surface oxidizing, not the entire thing dissolving.
schmidtster@lemmy.world 2 years ago
When the surface oxides, that layer get removed, than the surface oxides, that layer disappears. Repeat ad-nauseam until it’s completely gone.
Dissolving is oversimplifying, but eventually the entire thing will disappear with corrosion.