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CIP LEVEL 1 THEORY Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Inorganic Answer: not living
Organic Answer: Was alive sometime
Binder Answer: Bonds pigments together and adhere to surface.
Solvent Answer: Liquid that dissolves solid resins.
Pigment Answer: Hides the substrate, provides decorative color,
enhances desired properties.
Vehicle Answer: Special purpose ingredients used to enhance the
performance.
Additives Answer: Liquid portion of the coating.
Corrosion Answer: Deterioration of a metal or alloy that results from
an electro chemical reaction with its environment.
Passivation Answer: Less readily affected or corroded by environment.
What are the elements of a corrosion cell? Answer: Anode, Cathode,
Metallic Pathway, Electrolyte
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Describe what happens at the anode. Answer: Area of the meatal
surface that corrodes. Loss mass and dissolve into the electrolyte.
Most industrial and marine coating are ? Answer: Organic
Which component of a coating can contain harmful Volatile Organic
Compound?
A. Pigments
B. Soluble salts
C. Additives
D. Solvents Answer: D. Solvents
Based on the galvanic series presented, which three materials are
commonly used as galvanic anodes for carbon steel?
A. Zinc, aluminum, magnesium
B. Platinum, gold, silver
C. Aluminum gold, stainless steel
D. Cast iron, copper, magnesium Answer: A. Zinc, aluminum,
magnesium
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A decrease in temperature will generally cause the corrosion rate to
_____________.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant Answer: B. Decrease
The electrolyte is a medium that carries the following type of current?
A. Electronic
B. Ionic
C. Electronic and Ionic
D. Neither Electronic nor Ionic Answer: B. Ionic
Which type of coating is manufactured with specific components that
become the anode of the electrochemical cell?
A. sacrificial
B. Alkyds
C. Barrier
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CIP LEVEL 1 THEORY Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Inorganic Answer: not living
Organic Answer: Was alive sometime
Binder Answer: Bonds pigments together and adhere to surface.
Solvent Answer: Liquid that dissolves solid resins.
Pigment Answer: Hides the substrate, provides decorative color,
enhances desired properties.
Vehicle Answer: Special purpose ingredients used to enhance the
performance.
Additives Answer: Liquid portion of the coating.
Corrosion Answer: Deterioration of a metal or alloy that results from
an electro chemical reaction with its environment.
Passivation Answer: Less readily affected or corroded by environment.
What are the elements of a corrosion cell? Answer: Anode, Cathode,
Metallic Pathway, Electrolyte
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Describe what happens at the anode. Answer: Area of the meatal
surface that corrodes. Loss mass and dissolve into the electrolyte.
Most industrial and marine coating are ? Answer: Organic
Which component of a coating can contain harmful Volatile Organic
Compound?
A. Pigments
B. Soluble salts
C. Additives
D. Solvents Answer: D. Solvents
Based on the galvanic series presented, which three materials are
commonly used as galvanic anodes for carbon steel?
A. Zinc, aluminum, magnesium
B. Platinum, gold, silver
C. Aluminum gold, stainless steel
D. Cast iron, copper, magnesium Answer: A. Zinc, aluminum,
magnesium
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A decrease in temperature will generally cause the corrosion rate to
_____________.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant Answer: B. Decrease
The electrolyte is a medium that carries the following type of current?
A. Electronic
B. Ionic
C. Electronic and Ionic
D. Neither Electronic nor Ionic Answer: B. Ionic
Which type of coating is manufactured with specific components that
become the anode of the electrochemical cell?
A. sacrificial
B. Alkyds
C. Barrier
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