My major problem as an operating supervisor when I worked for the former Amoco Oil Co. refinery in Texas City, Tex., was not the people, the process, or the plant’s economics; it was corrosion. Most ...

Magnesium metal is dissolved in HCl in 500mL Florence flasks covered with balloons. The moles of each reagent are changed in each flask in order to demonstrate the limiting reagent concept. In flasks ...