Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry · Syllabus 0620 · Electrochemistry
Inert electrode
What is Inert electrode?
An electrode made of a material such as platinum or carbon (graphite) that conducts electricity into and out of the electrolyte but takes no chemical part in the reaction and supplies no ions of its own. Every product therefore comes from the electrolyte, not from the electrode.
This definition is part of the Electrochemistry chapter in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry.