A model of electrochemical acid corrosion of iron in the presence of i
nhibitors is presented. The model allows for a theory of the effect of
a surfactant on the kinetics of electrode processes. Computer-aided c
alculations show that the model agrees with experiments better than a
model based only on the retarding action of inhibitors. Variations in
b(a), b(c), dlogj(a)/dpH, and dlogj(c)/dpH parameters in the presence
of inhibitors are due to the dependence of degree of coverage on the e
lectrode potential and pH of the solution.