The effect of adding molybdate ions to a chloride-containing solution has been studied at different stages of pit growth under potentiostatic control. There is a critical size below which already existing pits are passivated after molybdate addition. Molybdate thus appears to be more effective in reducing pit growth when the pits are small.
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