inert conductor in cell diagrams

[Chloe Qiao 4C]

When writing the cell diagram for a reaction, when do we need to add inert conductor (such as Pt)?

[julia_lok_2K]

You add the inert conductor when the reactants or products don't involve a conducting solid.

[Elias Omar 1G]

Put the inert conductor in the cell diagram with a phase boundary just as if it were another part of the cell.

[mahika_nayak_3L]

The inert conductor is added when there is no conducting solid, meaning that the reactants and products for that half reaction are aqueous in solution. The cell reaction leads to a transfer in electrons and this must be done through a conductor, which is usually Platinum if nothing else is given.