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CorrosionKineticsAttheelectrode/electrolyteinterface,achargeseparationbetweenthemetalsurfaceandtheelectrolyteoccurs
Thespatialregioncorrespondingtothechargeseparationiscalledtheelectricaldoublelayer
Itisusuallyseparatedintotwoparts,theHelmholtzlayerorcompactdoublelayerandtheGouy-Chapmanlayerordiffuselayer
Thechargeattheinterfaceestablishanelectricfield
Withinthecompactlayer,theelectricfieldreachestheorderof108to109V/m,andhencehasaninfluenceonthechargetransferreaction
Sincecorrosionisanelectrochemicalprocessinvolvingthechargetransferreaction,itsrateissignificantlyinfluencedbytheelectrodepotentialortheelectricfieldacrossthedoublelayer
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