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Chapter 26 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Anode | The elctrode where oxidation occurs |
Cathode | The electrode where reduction occurs |
Corrosion | The deterioration of a metal, typically caused by atomospheric oxygen |
Electrochemistry | The branch of chemistry concerned with the relationship between electrical energy and chemical change |
Electrode | Any material that conducts electrons into or out of a medium in which electrochemical reactions are occuring |
Electrolysis | The use of electrical energy to produce chemical change |
Oxidation | The process whereby a reactant loses one or more electrons |
Reduction | The process whereby a reactant gains one or more electrons |