Impedance measurements have been used to study the electrochemical dissolution of copper rotating disk electrodes in phosphoric acid as a function of potential and current density. A space‐charge layer is formed at large over‐potentials. The thickness of this layer is potential dependent, ∼100Å at +1.0V, but independent of current density. Diverse relaxation behaviors are seen at lower potentials. Reactive equivalent‐circuit elements are largely independent of current density, while conductive elements are directly proportional to current density, indicating that the structure of the interface is controlled by the electric potential rather than by kinetics. Current oscillations during dissolution reflect a negative impedance relaxation at low frequencies. This impedance is explained by the dependence of the dissolution process on high mobility hydrogen ions and the coupling of [H+] with electric fields external to the metal surface.