Chapter 11 - Cells and Batteries

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Sacrificial anode

________**: easily destroyed layer that is meant to be corrosive to protect another metal from corroding.

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Michael Faraday

________ (1791- 1867): connected concepts of stoichiometry and electrochemistry.

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Faradays Law

________: states that the amount of a substance produced or consumed in an electrolysis reaction is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity that flows through the circuit.

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Electrolytic cell

________:** device that converts electrical energy to chemical energy.

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Extraction

________**: the process by which metals are obtained from an ore.

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Electrochemistry

________:** a study of the processes involved in converting chemical energy to electrical energy, vice versa Electric current: the flow of electrons in a circuitredox reactions involve the transfer of electrons from one reactant to another.

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Oxygen

________ is a common oxidizing agent.

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Chlor alkali process

________:** brine (NaCl) is electrolyzed in a cell.

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metal

Electroplating**: process in which a(n) ________ is deposited, or plated, onto a cathode in an electrolytic cell.

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Battery

________: a set of galvanic cells connected in series.

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coulombs

Charge (in ________)= current (in amperes) x time (in seconds)

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Electrical

________ current:* the flow of electrons through an external circuit.

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spontaneous redox reaction of materials

Corrosion**: ________ with substances in their environment.

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negative electrode

The ________ of one cell is connected to the positive electrode of the next cell in the set.

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iron

Galvanizing:** a process in which ________ is covered with a protective layer of zinc.

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Oxidation

________ potential**: half- cell potential for a(n) ________ half- reaction.

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reactive metal

Cathodic protection:** another method of preventing rusting, a more ________ is attached to the iron object.

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Overvoltage

________**: excess voltage required above the calculated value.

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Zinc

________ acts as a protective layer.

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Fuel cell

________:** battery that produces electricity while reactants are supplied continuously from an external source.

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quantity of electricity

One coulomb is the ________ that flows through a circuit in one second if the current is one ampere.

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Primary battery

________: disposable batteries that run out of reactant.

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