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Why is cathode always called negatively charged electrode?It does not acquire negative charge unless connected to the negative terminal of the battery.Why is it connected to negative terminal?

Why is cathode always called negatively charged electrode?It does not acquire negative charge unless connected to the negative terminal of the battery.Why is it connected to negative terminal?

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
Cathode is called the negatively charged electrode always because 
at Anode always oxidation reaction takes place and at Cathode thus,
always Reduction process takes place.
Thus gaining and loosing the elctrons derive the elctrodes as cathode and anode
as negtive and positive respectively.

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