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ch 20 vocab

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electrochemistry   the branch of chemistry that deals with the relationships between electricity and chemical reactions  
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reducing agent (reductant)   the substance that is oxidized and thereby causes the reduction of some other substance in an oxidation reduction reaction  
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oxidizing agent (oxidant)   the substance that is reduced and thereby causes the oxidation of some other substance in an oxidation reduction reaction  
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half-reactions   an equation for either a oxidation or a reduction that explicitly shows the electrons involved  
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voltaic (galvanic) cell   a device in which a spontaneous oxidation-reduction reaction occurs with the passage of electrons through an external circuit  
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anode   an electrode at which oxidation occurs  
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cathode   an electrode at which reduction occurs  
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electromotive force (emf)   a measure of the driving force, or electrical pressure, for the completion of an electrochemical reaction. also called the cell potential  
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cell potential (E sub cell)   a measure of the driving force, or electrical pressure, for an electrochemical reaction. also called electromotive force  
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standard emf (standard cell potential, E knot sub cell)   the emf of a cell when all reagents are at standard conditions  
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standard reduction potential (E knot sub red)   the potential of a reduction half-reaction under standard conditions, measured relative to the standard hydrogen electrode. also called standard electrode potential  
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standard hydrogen electrode (she)   an electrode based on the half-reaction 2H+(1M) + 2e- --> H2(1atm). the standard electrode potential of the standard hydrogen electrode is defended as 0V  
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faraday   a unit of charge that equals the total charge of one mole of electrons: 1F = 96,500C  
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nernst equation   an equation that relates the cell emf, E, to the standard emf, E knot, and the reaction quotient  
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concentration cell   a voltaic cell containing the same electrolyte and the same electrode materials in both the anode and cathode compartments. the emf of the cell is derived form a difference in the concentrations of the same electrolyte solutions in the comportments  
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battery   a self-contained electrochemical power source that contains one or more voltaic cells  
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fuel cell   a voltaic cell the utilizes the oxidation of a conventional fuel  
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corrosion   the process by which a metal is oxidized by a sharing of electrons  
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cathodic protection   a means of protecting a metal against corrosion by making it the cathode in a voltaic cell.  
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electrolysis reaction   a reaction in which a non spontaneous redox reaction is brought about by the passage of current under a sufficient external electrical potential. the devices in which electrolysis reactions occur are called electrolytic cells  
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electrolytic cell   a device in which a non spontaneous oxidation-reduction reaction is caused to occur by passage of current under a sufficient external electrical potential  
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watt   a unit of power 1W = 1 J/s  
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