Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134421377
Author: Charles H Corwin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 9KT
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The key term corresponding to the definition “the study of the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy” is to be stated.

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The study of the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy and vice versa is known as electrochemistry. In an electrochemical cell, two electrodes are connected by a wire and electrons are free to move between two compartments. Each compartment is known as a half-cell.

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