An electrochemical cell produces electrical energy from a redox reaction whose oxidation and reduction take place in two separate compartments. Each compartment, a metal electrode dipped in a solution of its ions, is a half-cell. A salt bridge, a tube or a paper strip soaked in a solution of ions, joins the two solutions and closes the circuit while keeping them apart.
Chemistry · Glossary
What is Electrochemical cell, half-cell, salt bridge?
Also known as: electrochemical cell · half-cell · salt bridge