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Passivation vs Inactivation - What's the difference?

passivation | inactivation |

As nouns the difference between passivation and inactivation

is that passivation is (chemistry|materials science) the process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together while inactivation is the process of rendering something inactive.

passivation

English

(wikipedia passivation)

Noun

  • (chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
  • (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
  • Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.

    • inactivation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process of rendering something inactive

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