The transport numbers of 1‐methyl‐3‐ethylimidazolium (MEI+),
AlCl4−
, and Cl− ions were measured in equimolar and
AlCl3‐normalpoor
melts of
AlCl3
and 1‐methyl‐3‐ethylimidazolium chloride (MEICl). The moving boundary method and a modified Hittorf method were used. The external transport numbers of the three ions in the equimolar melt were
0.70±0.02
,
0.30±0.02
, and 0, respectively. As
AlCl3
mole fraction decreases, the transport number for
AlCl4−
decreases, while that for Cl+ increases and that for MEI+ remains the same. The internal transport number of the MEI+ relative to Cl as the reference is
1.00±0.02
.