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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Electrochemical cell, half-cell, salt bridge?

Also known as: electrochemical cell · half-cell · salt bridge

Definition 47.1 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 47 — Electrochemical Cells and Electrolysis

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.

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