Editing Electric current (section)

===Electrolytes===
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[[File:Superionic ice conducting.svg|thumb|A [[proton conductor]] in a static [[electric field]]]]

Electric currents in [[electrolyte]]s are flows of electrically charged particles ([[ion]]s). For example, if an electric field is placed across a solution of [[sodium|Na]]<sup>+</sup> and [[chlorine|Cl]]<sup>−</sup> (and conditions are right) the sodium ions move towards the negative electrode (cathode), while the chloride ions move towards the positive electrode (anode). Reactions take place at both electrode surfaces, neutralizing each ion.

Water-ice and certain solid electrolytes called ''[[proton conductor]]s'' contain positive hydrogen ions ("[[proton]]s") that are mobile. In these materials, electric currents are composed of moving protons, as opposed to the moving electrons in metals.

In certain electrolyte mixtures, brightly coloured ions are the moving electric charges. The slow progress of the colour makes the current visible.<ref>{{cite book|first=Rudolf|last=Holze|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TbcDvDcDFB0C&pg=PA44|title=Experimental Electrochemistry: A Laboratory Textbook|page=44|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2009|isbn=978-3527310982}}</ref>