Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 18 - Electrochemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 850: 18.7

Answer

Half-cell reactions are reactions that take place in two terminals of an electrochemical cell. Oxidation takes place in an anodic half cell and in reduction in the cathodic half cell.

Work Step by Step

Half-reactions mentioned in chapter 4 are parts of redox-reactions. We split redox-reactions into parts based on their oxidation states. There two half-reactions in a redox reaction, they are the oxidation half and the reduction half. Half-cell reactions are reactions that take place in two terminals of an electrochemical cell. Oxidation takes place in an anodic half cell and in reduction in the cathodic half cell.
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