CHEM1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Salt Bridge, Galvanic Cell, Ionic Compound

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Oxidation and Reduction (2)
Chemical Equations:
Reducing agent
o Something that reduces the oxidation state of another atom
o Gets oxidised
Oxidising agent
o Something that increases the oxidation state of another atom
o Gets reduced
Introduction to Electrochemistry:
Redox reactions - coupled oxidation/reduction reaction
You cannot have one without the other
A reaction which is purely a transfer of electrons is the displacement of copper
from zinc
Daniell Cell - Early galvanic cell:
If you were to put a block of zinc in a solution of copper a spontaneous reaction
occurs
Zn 'corrosion'
No input of energy needed - only the flow of electrons
Can we push these electrons through a wire to make a circuit?
Electrochemical Cells:
Device in which an electric current is produced by a spontaneous reaction
(galvanic cell)
Electron current causes as non-spontaneous reaction to occur (electrolyic cell)
Electric current = flow of electrons
Galvanic Cell:
Spontaneous reaction generates current
E.g. batteries
Consists of
o 2 electrodes - electrical conductors
Anode
Cathode
o Electrolyte-ionic conducing medium inside the cell - typically an aqueous
solution of an ionic compound
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