On Possible Reasons for the Relationship of Zero-Charge Potentials and Critical Passivation Potentials of IV–VI and VIII Group Transition Metals of Periodic System in Neutral Organic Media

Abstract

Electrostatic nature of the relationship of zero-charge potentials and critical passivation potentials of IV –VI and VIII group transition metals of the periodic system in a series of proton donor and aprotic solvents, whose adsorption on the metal surface initiates transition of metal to passive state at a particular shift of potential relative to E_{q = 0}, is considered.