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Distinguish between anodic protection and cathodic protection.
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| Cathodic protection | Anodic protection |
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| The basic principle is to force metal to be protected to behave like cathode | The basic principle is to increase passivity of base metal by applying currentin the direction in which metal would become more anodic |
| The cathodic protection involves reverse the flow of current between two dissimilar electrode | The anodic protection involves suppression of anodic reaction by adjusting potential of the more reactive metal |
| The cathodic protection can be achieved by sacrificial method and impressed current method | There are no different methods for anodic protection |
| It protect long length structure for long duration | It can protect complicated structures |
| It is not very costly | The initial cost is high ,though operating cost is low |
| It can provide steady, consistent protection for long term | It may not provide steady protection. If it go out of control , the rate of corrosion increase suddenly |