In electrochemistry, partial current is defined as the electric current associated with (anodic or cathodic) half of the electrode reaction.
Depending on the electrode half-reaction, one can distinguish two types of partial current:
cathodic partial currentIc (called also cathodic current): is the flow of electrons from the electrode surface to a species in solution;
anodic partial currentIa (called also anodic current): is the flow of electrons into the electrode from a species in solution.
The cathodic and anodic partial currents are defined by IUPAC.[1]
The partial current densities (ic and ia) are the ratios of partial currents respect to the electrode areas (Ac and Aa):
ic = Ic/Ac
ia = Ia/Aa
The sum of the cathodic partial current density ic (positive) and the anodic partial current density ia (negative) gives the net current density i:[2]
i = ic + ia
In the case of the cathodic partial current density being equal to the anodic partial current density (for example, in a corrosion process[3]), the net current density on the electrode is zero:[2]
ieq = ic,eq + ia,eq = 0
When more than one reaction occur on an electrode simultaneously, then the total electrode current can be expressed as:[1]
where the index refers to the particular reactions.
^ abIUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "partial anodic (cathodic) current". doi:10.1351/goldbook.P04407
^ abElectrochemistry Dictionary and Encyclopedia Archived 2001-11-25 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
^B. Elsener, Corrosion and durability of metals Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine , p. 252.
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