NACE CP2 EXAM ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Metal loss or corrosion occurs at the
A) cathode
B) anode
C) electronic path
D) metallic path. Answer: b
◉ What are the four parts of the corrosion cell
A) anode, resistor, electrolyte, metallic path
B) anode, cathode, electron, electronic path
C) anode, cathode, electrolyte, metallic path. Answer: c
◉ True or False (t or f):
Ions exist only in the electrolyte?. Answer: t
◉ Electrons flow in a corrosion cell by which of the following paths?
,A) anode to cathode via electrolyte
B) cathode to anode via electronic path
C) anode to cathode via electronic path. Answer: c
◉ At the cathodic surface in a corrosion cell, the electrons from the
____ meet ____ ions from the solution.
A) cathode, hydrogen
B) cathode, OH-
C) anode, hydrogen
D) anode, OH-. Answer: c
◉ Oxidation of the metal occurs at the ____
surfaces and reduction of ____ ions occurs at the ____.
A) anodic, hydrogen, cathodes
B) cathode, OH-, anodic
C) anodic, OH-, cathodes
D) cathode, anodic, electrolyte
E) cathode, hydrogen, electrolyte. Answer: a
◉ True or false
,Is oxidation necessarily associated with oxygen?. Answer: f
◉ Current flow in a corrosion cell flows which path:
A) anode to metallic path to cathode
B) anode to electronic path to cathode
C) cathode to metallic to anode
D) cathode to electrolyte to anode
E) anode to electrolyte to cathode
Voltage is the measure of the electrochemical difference between two
electrodes
in an electrolyte. Answer: e
◉ _____ is the measure of the electrochemical difference between two
electrodes
in an electrolyte
A) current
B) resistance
C) error
D) ohms
E) ohms-cm
, F) voltage. Answer: f
◉ The ________
represents the reversible work to move a unit charge from the electrode
surface
through the solution to the reference electrode
A) current potential
B) electrode potential
C) resistance potential
D) ohms potential
E) Faraday potential. Answer: b
◉ Metals occur in nature in the form of various chemical compounds
referred to as
___
A) ores
B) anodic metals
C) cathodic metals
D) carbohydrates. Answer: a
◉ The amount of energy required by a metal during the refining
process determines the ___ or _______ of the metal.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Metal loss or corrosion occurs at the
A) cathode
B) anode
C) electronic path
D) metallic path. Answer: b
◉ What are the four parts of the corrosion cell
A) anode, resistor, electrolyte, metallic path
B) anode, cathode, electron, electronic path
C) anode, cathode, electrolyte, metallic path. Answer: c
◉ True or False (t or f):
Ions exist only in the electrolyte?. Answer: t
◉ Electrons flow in a corrosion cell by which of the following paths?
,A) anode to cathode via electrolyte
B) cathode to anode via electronic path
C) anode to cathode via electronic path. Answer: c
◉ At the cathodic surface in a corrosion cell, the electrons from the
____ meet ____ ions from the solution.
A) cathode, hydrogen
B) cathode, OH-
C) anode, hydrogen
D) anode, OH-. Answer: c
◉ Oxidation of the metal occurs at the ____
surfaces and reduction of ____ ions occurs at the ____.
A) anodic, hydrogen, cathodes
B) cathode, OH-, anodic
C) anodic, OH-, cathodes
D) cathode, anodic, electrolyte
E) cathode, hydrogen, electrolyte. Answer: a
◉ True or false
,Is oxidation necessarily associated with oxygen?. Answer: f
◉ Current flow in a corrosion cell flows which path:
A) anode to metallic path to cathode
B) anode to electronic path to cathode
C) cathode to metallic to anode
D) cathode to electrolyte to anode
E) anode to electrolyte to cathode
Voltage is the measure of the electrochemical difference between two
electrodes
in an electrolyte. Answer: e
◉ _____ is the measure of the electrochemical difference between two
electrodes
in an electrolyte
A) current
B) resistance
C) error
D) ohms
E) ohms-cm
, F) voltage. Answer: f
◉ The ________
represents the reversible work to move a unit charge from the electrode
surface
through the solution to the reference electrode
A) current potential
B) electrode potential
C) resistance potential
D) ohms potential
E) Faraday potential. Answer: b
◉ Metals occur in nature in the form of various chemical compounds
referred to as
___
A) ores
B) anodic metals
C) cathodic metals
D) carbohydrates. Answer: a
◉ The amount of energy required by a metal during the refining
process determines the ___ or _______ of the metal.
