Electrochemistry

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ElectrochemistryChemical reactions at an electrode, galvanic and electrolytic cellsA Chem1 Reference TextStephen K. Lower Simon Fraser University1Table of contents1:Chemistry and electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Electroneutrality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Potential differences at interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52:Electrochemical cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Transport of charge within the cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Cell description conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Electrodes and electrode reactions.

Sep 23, 2004 · The interfacial potential differences which develop in electrode-solution systems are limited to only a few volts at most. This may not seem like very much until you consider that this potential difference spans a very small distance. In the case of an electrode immersed in a

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