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Bob Jones Chemistry - Chapter 17

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anode   The electrode at which oxidation occurs during an electrochemical reaction; the electrode that attracts anions in electrolytic cells and repels electrons in voltaic cells.  
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battery   One or more voltaic cells arranged to produce electricity.  
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cathode   The electrode at which reduction occurs during an electrochemical reaction; the electrode that attracts cations in electrolytic cells and attracts electrons in voltaic cells.  
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electrochemical cell   An apparatus consisting of two electrical contacts (electrodes ) that are immersed in an electrolyte solution and joined by a wire.  
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electrochemistry   The field of chemistry that involves redox reactions and electricity; the interactions between chemical and electrical phenomena.  
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electrode   A conductor of electricity that allows a current to enter or leave an electrolytic cell (or other apparatus).  
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electrolysis   A process that uses electricity to force an otherwise nonspontaneous chemical reaction to occur in an electrochemical cell; the separation of a compound into simpler substances by an electrical current.  
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electrolyte   A substance that releases ions and conducts electricity when it dissolves in water.  
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electrolytic cell   A type of electrochemical cell that uses electricity to produce a chemical reaction.  
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electroplating   An electrochemical process in which metallic ions of a usually more expensive metal coat a cheaper metal using an electrical current.  
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fuel cell   A class of highly efficient batteries that operate with a continuous supply of reactants for fuel from an external source from which the products are continually removed.  
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nonelectrolyte   A substance that will not conduct electricity when melted or dissolved because it does not release ions.  
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oxidation   A chemical reaction in which an atom's electrons are lost and its oxidation number increases.  
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oxidation-reduction reaction   Any chemical reaction in which electrons transfer or shift; also called a redox reaction. The shift of electrons is shown by changes in oxidation numbers.  
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oxidizing agent   The atom or ion that receives electrons during a redox reaction; the substance that causes other substances to be oxidized; the substance that is reduced.  
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reducing agent   An atom or ion that donates electrons during a redox reaction; the substance that causes other substances to be reduced; the substance that is oxidized.  
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reduction   A chemical process in which an atom gains electrons and decreases its oxidation number.  
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salt bridge   A tube of electrolytic gel that connects the two half-cells of a voltaic cell and allows the flow of ions.  
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voltaic cell   A type of electrochemical cell that uses a spontaneous redox reaction to produce electricity.  
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