Cathodic current

Cathodic current

Cathodic current, in electrochemistry, is the flow of electrons from the electrode interface to a species in solution.Anodic current is the flow of electrons into the electrode from a species in solution.

References

Bard, A.J. and Faulkner L.R. "Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications" (2nd ed.), 2001 John Wiley & Sons Inc.


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