Table 3 Activation parameters values for mild steel in 1 M HCl in the absence and presence of different concentrations of the studied 6a and 6b at different temperatures.

From: Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 M HCl by pyrazolone-sulfonamide hybrids: synthesis, characterization, and evaluation

Inhibitor

Conc. of inhibitor (ppm)

Ea (kJ mol−1)

∆H* (kJ mol−1)

∆S* (kJ mol−1 K−1)

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0.00

 − 53.63

 − 51.05

 − 11.42

6a

50

 − 96.51

 − 93.94

 − 119.37

100

 − 104.49

 − 101.91

 − 145.74

200

 − 122.64

 − 120.06

 − 201.12

500

 − 142.35

 − 139.76

 − 260.71

6b

50

 − 91.60

 − 89.02

 − 106.68

100

 − 99.61

 − 97.02

 − 131.00

200

 − 106.83

 − 104.24

 − 152.06

500

 − 116.04

 − 113.63

 − 179.75