Question

How protons are made available initially at cathodic site on iron during rusting?​

Answer 1

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The metallic structure can be explained as a sea of electrons floatings around the mesh of positive changed particles… when a Galvanizing cell is created the electrons start flowing depending on the potential creating an environment for oxidation reaction.

It is all there… the potential help with the redox reaction.