Use of water having dissolved oxygen in boilers promotes___________________?
Correct answer: A. Corrosion
- A. Corrosion
- B. Sequestration
- C. Scale formation
- D. None of these
Explanation
Dissolved oxygen acts as an oxidising agent and promotes corrosion of boiler metal, especially at elevated temperature. Sequestration controls scale-forming ions rather than oxygen corrosion.
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