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| The branch of chemistry that deals with electricity-related applications of oxidation reduction reactions |
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| is a conductor used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic part of a circut, such as an electrolyte. |
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| a single electrode immersed in a solution of its ions |
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| the electrode where oxidation occurs |
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| the electrode where reduction occurs |
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| use spontaneous oxidation reduction reactions to concert chemical energy into electrical energy |
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| the tendency for the half reaction of either copper or zinc to occur as a reduction half reaction in a electrochemical cell can be quantified |
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| the difference in potential between an electrode and its solution |
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| Standard Electrode Potential |
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| the potential of a half cell under standard conditions measured relative to the standard hydrogen electrode |
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| electrical energy is required to produce a redox reaction and bring about a chemical change in an electrochemical cell |
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| an electrolytic process in which a metal ion is reduced and a solid metal is deposited on a surface |
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| is the process of passing a current through a cell for which the cell potential is negative and causing an oxidation-reduction reaction to occur |
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