Electrochemical cells comprise of two half-cells, one where oxidation occurs and one where reduction occurs. There are conventions for writing cell diagrams, which we need to understand.
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Electrochemical Cells
We have already met the concept that spontaneous reactions have a positive net electrode (reduction) potential. It would make sense, therefore, that these chemical reactions generate a voltage (electricity).
Electrochemical cells comprise of two half-cells, one where oxidation occurs and one where reduction occurs. There are conventions for writing cell diagrams, which we need to understand.
Electrochemical cells comprise of two half-cells, one where oxidation occurs and one where reduction occurs. There are conventions for writing cell diagrams, which we need to understand.
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