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Battery Power from Redox Reactions
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Electrochemistry studies how chemical change and electrical energy are linked. In this branch of chemistry, electrons move from one species to another. That movement can either produce current or be driven by an applied current. The main reaction in electrochemistry is the oxidation-reduction, or redox, reaction. A redox rea...
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电化学反应是指电子在两种物质之间发生转移的过程,其中一种物质失去电子,另一种物质获得电子。当一种物质失去电子时,我们称其发生了氧化,或称其被氧化;当它获得电子时,我们称其发生了还原,或称其被还原。为了帮助区分这两个过程,可以记住短语“oil rig”,其含义是:氧化是失去(oxidation is losing),还原是获得(reduction is gaining)。某些电化学反应会自发进行,我们可以通过原电池来研究这类反应。
原电池包含四个主要部分。首先,有两个金属电极,每个电极分别浸入不同的电解质溶液中。这些溶液含有在各电极上发生的半反应(即氧化反应或还原反应)所需的离子。溶液之间通过盐桥连接,盐桥允许离子流动并维持溶液的电荷中性。电极之间通过外部电路连接,反应过程...
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