Area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012883",
  "term": "Area",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The geometric or projected area of an electrode surface in contact with the solution, taken without regard to surface roughness or porosity. It is the quantity A in equations such as the Randles-Sevcik expression for the peak current in cyclic voltammetry, where the current is proportional to it. The real, electrochemically active area of a rough electrode is larger than this value.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1493 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/area/"
}