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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

what to refer as anode or cathode
in elctrochemistry

Profile image of darshan
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Sourabh Singh
10 Years ago
A cathode is the electrode from which a conventional current leaves a polarized electrical device
A anode is the electrode to which a conventional current arrives in a polarized electrical device
Profile image of Bhavya
10 Years ago
A voltaic cell consists of two compartments called half-cells. The half-cell where oxidation occurs is called theanode. The other half-cell, where reduction occurs, is called thecathode.