NACE CP1 STUDY FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
◉ Hydrogen ions will _____ the environment immediately adjacent to
the anode
A) acidify
B) alkalify. Answer: a
◉ Anode configurations can be described as ____ or ____
A) distributed, nondistributed
B) remote, unified
C) distributed, remote. Answer: c
◉ The anode gradients are ____ within a few feet of the anode.
A) largest
B) smallest. Answer: a
◉ The term ____ refers to the point where further distance from the
anode produces no further change in voltage gradient.
,A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: b
◉ A _____ configuration uses anodes located at relatively close
intervals
along the structure.
A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: a
◉ In regards to distributed anode configuration:
"Close" means that the structure being protected will fall within the
anode
______, This means that the anodes will cause the electrolyte around
the structure to become ____ with respect to remote earth
A) current gradient, negative
,B) voltage gradient, positive
C) distributed gradient, positive
D) remote earth gradient, positive. Answer: b
◉ A ____ configuration uses anodes placed at a location
considered electrically far from the structure
A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: b
◉ True or false (t or f)
The term electrically remote
and geometrically remote are the same thing. Answer: f
◉ ____ anodes are used for coated structures where only holidays in
the coating are
protected by the CP system and for structures that are electrically
isolated from
other structures.
, A) remote
B) distributed
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: a
◉ Galvanic anodes are usually installed in a ____manner on offshore
platforms
A) distributed
B) remote. Answer: a
◉ Impressed current anodes are installed as ____ anodes.
A) distributed
B) remote
C) distributed or remote. Answer: c
◉ impressed current anodes are used in the remote configuration by
installing them in ___ hole drilled from the surface
A) deep
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
◉ Hydrogen ions will _____ the environment immediately adjacent to
the anode
A) acidify
B) alkalify. Answer: a
◉ Anode configurations can be described as ____ or ____
A) distributed, nondistributed
B) remote, unified
C) distributed, remote. Answer: c
◉ The anode gradients are ____ within a few feet of the anode.
A) largest
B) smallest. Answer: a
◉ The term ____ refers to the point where further distance from the
anode produces no further change in voltage gradient.
,A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: b
◉ A _____ configuration uses anodes located at relatively close
intervals
along the structure.
A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: a
◉ In regards to distributed anode configuration:
"Close" means that the structure being protected will fall within the
anode
______, This means that the anodes will cause the electrolyte around
the structure to become ____ with respect to remote earth
A) current gradient, negative
,B) voltage gradient, positive
C) distributed gradient, positive
D) remote earth gradient, positive. Answer: b
◉ A ____ configuration uses anodes placed at a location
considered electrically far from the structure
A) distributed
B) remote earth
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: b
◉ True or false (t or f)
The term electrically remote
and geometrically remote are the same thing. Answer: f
◉ ____ anodes are used for coated structures where only holidays in
the coating are
protected by the CP system and for structures that are electrically
isolated from
other structures.
, A) remote
B) distributed
C) area of influence
D) gradient area. Answer: a
◉ Galvanic anodes are usually installed in a ____manner on offshore
platforms
A) distributed
B) remote. Answer: a
◉ Impressed current anodes are installed as ____ anodes.
A) distributed
B) remote
C) distributed or remote. Answer: c
◉ impressed current anodes are used in the remote configuration by
installing them in ___ hole drilled from the surface
A) deep
