Inhibitive effect of various acid anions as corrosion inhibitor for mild st
eel in supply water has been studied. Molybdate ion is found to be an effec
tive inhibitor under different operating conditions. The inhibitive effect
is due to the blocking of the anodic sites of the metal by adsorption which
follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Activation energy and other thermo
dynamic parameters for adsorption have been calculated.