thanks for clarifying that up, wasn't sure what i'm writting is correct
also i am not sure about these two sentences
"for iron objects dilute sodium hydroxide solution is generally used instead of pure water in the process of leaching: it speeds up the removal of chloride because it converts iron chloride to iron hydroxide which release chloride"
then it says a paragraph down
"it is very difficult to remove chloride from iron by leaching, it appears that considerable amounts of chloride are present as insoluble hydroxy chlorides such as Fe(OH)Cl trapped in Fe(OH)2 and Fe2O3.xH2O deposits"
my question is, so for iron objects is the process of leaching actually valid, also how does it actually occur
i summerised both sentences and came up with this
The method of leaching can also be used for the removal of chloride from iron where pure water is replaced with dilute sodium hydroxide solution. This speeds up the process as FeCl2 converts into Fe(OH)2 and releases chloride. However considerable amounts of chloride are present as insoluble hydroxy chlorides such as Fe(OH)Cl trapped in Fe(OH)2 and Fe2O3.xH2O deposits which may not be totally removed causing further corrosion
^ is the above right, i am not sure