Explanation: Transference

In electrochemistry, transference is the act of transferring ions or charge during electrolysis.

It is measured by transference number. Transference number of an ion is the fraction of the
total current that is carried by that ion during electrolysis. Transference number is also
known as transport number.
Different ions carry different fractions of the current because different ions move at different
speeds under the same potential gradient. In general, a cation and an anion differ in the
amount of current they can carry during electrolysis. Therefore, transference numbers are a
fraction of the total current carried by an ion.
Transference number is always equivalent to the ratio between the velocity or mobility of an
ion and the sum of the velocities of cation and anion. This is described as a characteristic,
which is dependent on:
 Mobilities of ions
 Concentrations
 Temperature of ions in an electrolytic solution