The limiting value of a
faradaic current that is approached as the rate of the charge-transfer process is increased by varying
the potential. It is independent of the
applied potential over a finite range, and is usually evaluated by subtracting the appropriate
residual current from the measured total current. A limiting current may have the character of an
adsorption,
catalytic,
diffusion, or
kinetic current, and may include a
migration current.
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 1491
(Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations
1985))
on page 1497
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
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