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Galvanic action
If two unlike metals are immersed in an electrolyte, an electrical potential will exist between them; if the two are in electrical contact, an electrical current will flow; the metal which becomes the anode of this cell will corrode and dissolve while the cathode will be protected from corrosion.
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