General Chemistry Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
The study of the exchange between electrical and chemical energy. | Electrochemistry |
A galvanic cell or cells connected in series with a constant amount of reagents. A battery stores energy in the form of electrical potential energy. | Battery |
Process by which materials, usually metals, are purified by means of an electrolytic cell. The anode is the impure metal and the cathode is a very pure sample of the metal. | Electrorefining |
The loss of an electron from a species (an increase in its oxidation number). | Oxidation |
A conceptual bookkeeping numbering system that allows us to track the number electrons transferred during a redox reaction. The rules for determining the oxidation number of a species are discussed in Galvanic Cells. | Oxidation Number |
The gain of an electron by a species (a decrease in oxidation number). | Reduction |
A reaction involving the transfer of one or more electrons from the reducing agent to the oxidizing agent. | Redox |
A reactant in a redox reaction that donates an electron to the reduced species. The reducing agent is oxidized. | Reducing Agent |
A reactant in a redox reaction that accepts an electron from the oxidized species. The oxidizing agent is reduced. | Oxidizing Agent |
An electrochemical cell with a positive cell potential that allows chemical energy to be converted into electrical energy. | Galvanic Cell |
The overall electrical potential of an electrochemical cell. It is the sum of the reduction potential of the cathode and the oxidation potential of the anode. | Cell Potential |
The potential of a half-reaction written as an oxidation reaction, it is the opposite sign of the same reaction written as a reduction. | Oxidation Potential |
A cell that consumes electrical energy to drive a non-spontaneous redox reaction. | Electrolytic Cell |
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