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ELECTRIC CHARGE IS TRANSPORTED WITHIN A PHASE by the movement of charged particles. In a metal, these particles are the valence electrons. In a solution of an electrolyte, they include both cations and anions. In a plasma, the principal charged particles are electrons and cations.

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Duffey, G.H. (2000). Electrochemistry. In: Modern Physical Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4297-1_9

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