Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 18 - Electrochemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 849: 18.4

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There are two half-cells in a galvanic cell. There will be oxidation in one half-cell and it is the anode. The other in which reduction takes place is called the cathode. The two half-cells are connected using a salt bridge. There will be potential difference between these half-cells and hence they provide electricity in the external circuit. The two half-cells are separated to prevent other chemical reactions that might happen when they combine together.
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