Table 4 Electrochemical impedance characteristics for MS at different temperatures in 5% HCl solution in the absence and presence of varying concentrations of expired Ampicillin drug.

From: Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in hydrochloric acid solution by the expired Ampicillin drug

C (mM)

Rs (Ω cm−2)

Rp (Ω cm−2)

n

Cdl (μF cm−2)

E

25 °C

 0

7.4 ± 0.03

112.3 ± 0.4

0.9514 ± 0.001

206

 0.01

12.2 ± 0.02

353.3 ± 1.1

0.9704 ± 0.002

154

68.0

 20

6.5 ± 0.01

517.8 ± 2.2

0.9872 ± 0.003

122

78.2

35 °C

 0

0.94 ± 0.03

35.42 ± 3.2

0.9364 ± 0.001

725

 0.01

2.34 ± 0.01

117.1 ± 1.8

0.9507 ± 0.003

118

69.7

 20

0.48 ± 0.03

170.79 ± 3.2

0.9625 ± 0.001

76

79.3

45 °C

 0

1.62 ± 0.01

19.55 ± 1.8

0.9114 ± 0.003

863

 0.01

0.94 ± 0.03

74.48 ± 3.2

0.9699 ± 0.001

93

73.7

 20

1.62 ± 0.01

102.5 ± 1.8

0.9714 ± 0.003

81

80.9

55 °C

 0

1.58 ± 0.01

17.12 ± 0.5

0.8907 ± 0.001

978

 0.01

0.94 ± 0.03

316.78 ± 3.2

0.9799 ± 0.001

64

94.6

 20

1.62 ± 0.01

343.6 ± 1.8

0.9814 ± 0.003

13

95.0

  1. “ ± ” shows the standard deviation of three measurements.