The electroreduction of the peroxodisulfate anions on the electrochemically polished (EP) Cd(0 0 0 1), Bi(1 1 1) and
align="absbottom" border="0" height=18 width=56> planes has been studied by cyclic voltammetry, rotating disc electrode and impedance methods. The rate constant values of the heterogeneous electroreduction reaction of the
align="absbottom" border="0" height=20 width=42> anion on the EP Cd(0 0 0 1) and Bi(
h k l) planes dependent on electrode polarisation and base electrolyte concentration have been calculated. The values of apparent transfer coefficient
αapp corrected for the double layer effect (
αapp ![less-than-or-equals, slant](http://www.sciencedirect.com/scidirimg/entities/2a7d.gif)
0.15) only very weakly depend on the electrode potential and base electrolyte concentration. The very low values of the apparent charge transfer coefficient for
align="absbottom" border="0" height=20 width=42> electroreduction show that the activationless charge transfer mechanism is v
alid for EP Cd(0 0 0 1) and EP Bi(
h k l) electrodes in various surface inactive base electrolyte solutions. This conclusion is in a good agreement with the theoretical models for the high hydrogen overvoltage metals based on the
diabatic charge transfer mechanism from the metal to an ion [R.R. Nazmutdinov, D.V. Gluhov, O.A. Petrii, G.A. Tsirlina, G.N. Botikova, J. Electroanal. Chem. 552 (2003) 261].