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CIP Level 1 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP10 Answer: Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning.
Free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides,
corrosion products, and other foreign matter. Random staining shall be
limited to no more than 5% of each unit area of surface.
Anode Answer: The part of the metal that corrodes
Cathode Answer: The more noble region on the electrode where the
electrons are consumed
Electrolyte Answer: A medium that conducts ionic current
Mill Scale Answer: A blue-black layer of iron/iron oxide
Galvanic Series Answer: List of metals and alloys arranged according
to their corrosion potentials in a given environment
Inhibitor Answer: A substance that, when added to an environment,
decreases the rate of corrosion
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Localized Corrosion Answer: Occurs at discrete sites on the metal
surface
Cathodic Protection Answer: A technique used to control the corrosion
of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell
Corrosion Answer: The deterioration of a metal due to a chemical
reaction in the environment
Corrosion Cell Answer: In order for corrosion to occur, certain
conditions and elements are essential. This combination of an anode,
cathode, return path and electrolyte
Crevice Corrosion Answer: Localized corrosion of a metal surface at,
or immediately adjacent to, an area that is shielded from full exposure
to the environment because of close proximity of the metal surface of
another material.
Generalized Corrosion Answer: Corrosion that is distributed more or
less uniformly over the surface of a material
Passivation Answer: A reduction of the anodic reaction rate of an
electrode involved in corrosion
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Pitting Corrosion Answer: Localized corrosion of a metal surface that
is confined to a small area and takes the form of cavities called pits.
Return Pathway (Metallic Pathway) Answer: Connects the anode and
cathode, allowing passage of electrons, generated at the anode, to the
cathode
Coatings Specification Answer: Formal, structured document
containing information on a project (scope, terms, schedule, inspection,
etc.)
Instrument Calibration History Reports Answer: Reports that
normally contain information on how frequently each instrument is to
be or has been calibrated.
Materials Inventory Reports Answer: Reports that contain information
on the inventory of jobsite materials, and are normally submitted
periodically
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Answer: A form containing data of known
substances in a particular product
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CIP Level 1 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP10 Answer: Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning.
Free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides,
corrosion products, and other foreign matter. Random staining shall be
limited to no more than 5% of each unit area of surface.
Anode Answer: The part of the metal that corrodes
Cathode Answer: The more noble region on the electrode where the
electrons are consumed
Electrolyte Answer: A medium that conducts ionic current
Mill Scale Answer: A blue-black layer of iron/iron oxide
Galvanic Series Answer: List of metals and alloys arranged according
to their corrosion potentials in a given environment
Inhibitor Answer: A substance that, when added to an environment,
decreases the rate of corrosion
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Localized Corrosion Answer: Occurs at discrete sites on the metal
surface
Cathodic Protection Answer: A technique used to control the corrosion
of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell
Corrosion Answer: The deterioration of a metal due to a chemical
reaction in the environment
Corrosion Cell Answer: In order for corrosion to occur, certain
conditions and elements are essential. This combination of an anode,
cathode, return path and electrolyte
Crevice Corrosion Answer: Localized corrosion of a metal surface at,
or immediately adjacent to, an area that is shielded from full exposure
to the environment because of close proximity of the metal surface of
another material.
Generalized Corrosion Answer: Corrosion that is distributed more or
less uniformly over the surface of a material
Passivation Answer: A reduction of the anodic reaction rate of an
electrode involved in corrosion
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Pitting Corrosion Answer: Localized corrosion of a metal surface that
is confined to a small area and takes the form of cavities called pits.
Return Pathway (Metallic Pathway) Answer: Connects the anode and
cathode, allowing passage of electrons, generated at the anode, to the
cathode
Coatings Specification Answer: Formal, structured document
containing information on a project (scope, terms, schedule, inspection,
etc.)
Instrument Calibration History Reports Answer: Reports that
normally contain information on how frequently each instrument is to
be or has been calibrated.
Materials Inventory Reports Answer: Reports that contain information
on the inventory of jobsite materials, and are normally submitted
periodically
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Answer: A form containing data of known
substances in a particular product
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