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unit 13 vocab
chem
| Anode | an electrode with a conductivity surface for oxidation. (can be positive or negative depending on the cell) |
| Cathode | an electrode with a conductivity surface for reduction. (can be positive or negative depending on the cell) |
| Electrochemical Cell | what connects chemical energy and electrical energy |
| Electrolytic cell | electrical energy is supplied to force a nonspontaneous reaction to occor |
| Half reaction | shows either the oxidation or reduction portion of a redox reaction |
| Oxidation | the loss of electrons by an atom or ion and a gain in oxidation number |
| Oxidation number | positive,negative and neutral values assigned to atoms |
| Redox | a reaction where both oxidation and reduction occor |
| Reduction | the gain of electrons by an atom or ion and the loss of oxidation number |
| Salt bridge | what allows ions to move between solutions while keeping charges balanced |