faradaic current
A current corresponding to the reduction or
oxidation
of some
chemical substance
. The net faradaic current is the algebraic sum of all the faradaic currents flowing through an
indicator
or
working electrode
.
Source:
PAC, 1985,
57
, 1491
(Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985))
on page 1496