Prevent rusting by connecting to electricity?

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Connecting a more reactive metal to a water pipe can prevent rusting through a process known as cathodic protection. This method involves using a more reactive metal to corrode instead of the pipe, effectively protecting it. The discussion also explores the idea of using an electric source to achieve similar results through electrolysis, which would liberate oxygen from the metal and further inhibit rust formation. This concept aligns with anodic protection, where an external electric current is applied to enhance corrosion resistance.
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My textbook says that we may prevent a water pipe from rusting by connecting a more reactive metal to it with a wire... so i was thinking that can we prevent it from rusting by just simply connecting it to an electric source since electricity is a running electron flow...
 
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yeah that would work because you would be liberating the oxygen from the metal through electrolysis, so it shouldn't rust
 
See 'anodic protection' as in the Wikipedia.
 

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