Title: limiting migration current
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - limiting migration current
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.L03537
Status: current

Definition
The limiting value of a migration current, which is approached as the rate of the charge-transfer process is increased by varying the applied potential.

Related Terms
- applied potential: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00424
- migration current: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03921

Source
- PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1498 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)

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Citation: Citation: 'limiting migration current' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.L03537
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