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Anodic Dissolution of Nickel across Two Consecutive Electron Transfers

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The analysis of the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results are consistent with a nickel electrodissolution process limited by the passage of Ni(I) to Ni(II), when chloride ions are present in the acid sulfate medium, or by the passage of Ni(II) to Ni 2+ in solution, in absence of chloride. This interpretation allows an explanation of the potential evolution of Fdm/dQ values in both experimental conditions by assuming the formation of a new phase on the electrode surface with a gel-like structure placed between the metal and the solution. Ni(I) surface concentration is calculated from the instantaneous mass/charge Fdm/dQ values.