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What are the free moving particles in a carbon electrode

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The free moving charged particles in the following substances are as follows

carbon electrode(made of graphite); Delocalized electrons.

molten mixture of aluminum oxide and cryolite;. Aluminium ions in Aluminium oxide.

Metal wire; Metal ions

Graphite, an allotrope of carbon has Delocalized (free-moving) electrons and these electrons serve to enable conductivity.

Although, cryolite is a bad conductor of electricity, when Molten Aluminium oxide and cryolite is used, the free moving Aluminium ions enable conductivity.

In metal wires, conductivity is solely the responsibility of metal ions.

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