Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
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Chapter 17, Problem 10KT
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The key term corresponding to the definition “a general term for an apparatus containing two electrodes in separate compartments connected by a wire” is to be stated.
Concept introduction:
In an electrochemical cell, two electrodes are connected by a wire and electrons are free to move between two compartments. Each compartment is known as a half-cell. The study of the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy and vice versa is known as
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