EIS data of C-steel in 1 M HCl and in the presence of altered doses of the investigated inhibitors (I & II) at 25 °C.
| Comp. | Conc., M | C dl, μF cm−2 | R ct, Ω cm2 | n | θ | IE% | χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 M HCl | 00 | 117.9 ± 0.2333 | 31.8 ± 0.1764 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | — | — | 0.002 |
| Inhibitor (I) | 1 × 10−6 | 93.7 ± 0.2145 | 51.6 ± 0.1453 | 0.85 ± 0.02 | 0.386 | 38.6 | 0.004 |
| 5 × 10−5 | 88.9 ± 0.1453 | 81.6 ± 0.2028 | 0.85 ± 0.02 | 0.613 | 61.3 | 0.003 | |
| 9 × 10−5 | 81.2 ± 0.1732 | 134.1 ± 0.2309 | 0.87 ± 0.01 | 0.764 | 76.4 | 0.005 | |
| 13 × 10−5 | 78.9 ± 0.1245 | 178.3 ± 0.1732 | 0.86 ± 0.01 | 0.822 | 82.2 | 0.001 | |
| 17 × 10−5 | 63.6 ± 0.1178 | 197.3 ± 0.2028 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.839 | 83.9 | 0.006 | |
| 21 × 10−5 | 61.7 ± 0.1714 | 244 ± 0.1453 | 0.88 ± 0.03 | 0.870 | 87.0 | 0.007 | |
| Inhibitor (II) | 1 × 10−6 | 91.4 ± 0.1412 | 74.3 ± 0.1241 | 0.90 ± 0.01 | 0.572 | 57.2 | 0.002 |
| 5 × 10−5 | 86.3 ± 0.1453 | 110.9 ± 0.1653 | 0.91 ± 0.01 | 0.715 | 71.5 | 0.003 | |
| 9 × 10−5 | 79.6 ± 0.2333 | 168.4 ± 0.1012 | 0.92 ± 0.01 | 0.812 | 81.2 | 0.001 | |
| 13 × 10−5 | 73.1 ± 0.1453 | 219.6 ± 0.1893 | 0.92 ± 0.01 | 0.856 | 85.6 | 0.004 | |
| 17 × 10−5 | 64.9 ± 0.1202 | 330.4 ± 0.1987 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.904 | 90.4 | 0.007 | |
| 21 × 10−5 | 57.6 ± 0.1553 | 364.3 ± 0.1453 | 0.95 ± 0.01 | 0.913 | 91.3 | 0.006 |