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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/08/2011

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Term
galvanic cell
Definition

a device that converts

the energy released in a spontaneous chemical reaction into electrical energy

Term

electrolytic cell

 

Definition

Device in which electrical energy is converted to chemical energy (opposite of galvanic)


Term
Battery
Definition

 device consisting of one or more cells that can produce a direct current

by converting chemical energy to electrical energy

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Half-reaction
Definition

 type of chemical equation

shows the

that shows the electrons either lost or gained.

Term
oxidation half-reaction
Definition
shows the reactant that loses electrons
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reduction half-reaction
Definition
shows reactant that gains electrons
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