What are the advantages and disadvantages of electroplating?
Electroplating is a very useful process. It is widely used in industry for coating metal objects with a thin layer of different metal. The advantages and disadvantages of electroplating are: Advantages: It protects the metals from being corroded. It prevents the rusting of metals. It makes cheap and dull metals shiny and attractive. It can make more reactive metals like iron less reactive. Chromium coating on metals give lustre to objects. Disadvantages Pollutants from electroplating industries are very harmful. Some chemicals are very lethal for both human and animals. It is an expensive process.
