inert vs inactive

inert and inactive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inert	No	Yes	No	No
inactive	No	Yes	No	No

inert (adjective)	inactive (adjective)
slow and apathetic	(military) not involved in military operations
unable to move or resist motion	not active physically or mentally
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive	(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
	lacking activity; lying idle or unused
	lacking in energy or will
	(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
	not exerting influence or change
	not engaged in full-time work
	not in physical motion
	(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert