by a corrosion event on one electrode is consumed. For high values of resistance, most of the charge generated by an event on one electrode will be consumed on that electrode whereas, for low values of resistance, the charge provided by the other electrode will approach one-half of the charge associated with the event. As a result, the effect of coupling one electrode to another electrode of identical material and identical area through a resistor is equivalent to coupling one electrode to another electrode of reduced area through an ideal conductor. Overall, the fundamental corrosion process is not affected by such a procedure.