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An electrochemical reaction is a process where electrons are transferred between two substances, with one losing electrons and the other gaining them. When a substance loses electrons, we say that it has undergone oxidation or that it has been oxidized. When it gains electrons, we say that it has undergone reduction or has been reduced. To help you distinguish between the two, remember the phrase 'oil rig,' which stands for oxidation is losing, reduction is gaining. Some electrochemical reactions occur spontaneously, which we can study in a galvanic cell.
The galvanic cell has four main parts. First, there are two metal electrodes, each of which is immersed into a different electrolyte solution. The solutions consist of the ions needed for the half-reactions, either the oxidation or reduction reaction, that occur at each electrode. The solutions are connected by a salt bridge, which enables the flow of ions and maintains the charge neutrality of the solutions. The electrodes are connected by an external circuit, which the electrons travel through during the reaction.
The anode is the electrode that gives up electrons in the reaction or is oxidized. The cathode is the electrode that gains electrons and is reduced. To help you distinguish between these two labels, remember the phrase 'red cat,' since reduction occurs at the cathode.
So how do we know which metal acts as the anode and which acts as the cathode? We can use the standard electrode potential of the metal, which is a measure of the metal&#8217;s tendency to lose electrons. A more negative electrode potential means that the metal has a higher tendency to lose electrons. Electrons always flow from the metal with the lower standard potential to the metal with the greater standard potential.
In a galvanic cell, electrons flow from the anode to the cathode, thus the anode is the metal with the lower standard potential, and the cathode is the metal with the higher standard potential. As the electrons travel between the two electrodes, an electric potential is measured. The magnitude of the voltage produced is equal to the standard potential of the cathode minus the standard potential of the anode.
So, if two metals with similar standard electrode potentials are used in the galvanic cell, like lead and tin, for example, the magnitude of voltage produced will be low. If the metals have different standard potentials, like silver and magnesium, the voltage produced will be high.
In this lab, you will construct a galvanic cell using two metal electrodes and measure the potential produced as the oxidation and reduction reactions occur. You&#39;ll then identify unknown metal electrodes using known standard potentials and determine the magnitude of the voltage produced.

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Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies the relationship between electrical energy and a chemical change. These chemical reactions involve the movement of electrons from one species to another. This movement either generates current, or it is driven by applied current.
The key reaction in electrochemistry is the oxidation-reduction, or redox, reaction. The redox reaction is composed of two half-reactions; the oxidation reaction, where a substance loses electrons, and the reduction reaction, where a substance gains electrons. This chemical reaction results in each substance changing its oxidation state.
The atom or molecule that loses electrons, or is oxidized, is the reducing agent. The atom or molecule that accepts the electrons, or is reduced, is the oxidizing agent. One method to remember these relationships is through the phrase &#8216;oil-rig,&#8217; which means, &#8216;oxidation is losing &#8211; reduction is gaining.&#8217;
<h4>Electrochemical Cells</h4>
An electrochemical cell is a device that generates an electric current from the energy released by a redox reaction. An electrochemical cell consists of a reaction chamber or chambers and two conductive electrodes: an anode and a cathode. The anode and cathode are connected electrically, and the reaction chamber is filled with an electrolyte. Between the two chambers is a salt bridge, which completes the circuit and allows the ions to transfer between electrodes.
Reduction occurs at the cathode, while oxidation occurs at the anode. This can be easily remembered using the mnemonic &#8220;red cat,&#8221; which means that reduction occurs at the cathode.
There are two types of electrochemical cells. One is the electrolytic cell, which uses electrical energy to drive a nonspontaneous reaction. In this type of cell, electrical energy is supplied from an external power source. The other type of cell is the galvanic cell, which uses a spontaneous reaction to generate electrical energy. Batteries are an example of galvanic cells.
<h4>Galvanic Cells</h4>
Galvanic cells, also known as voltaic cells, consist of two half-cells. Each half-cell contains a metal electrode immersed in an electrolyte. An external circuit connects the two electrodes, and a salt bridge connects the two electrolyte solutions. The electrons flow from the anode to the cathode. The oxidation half-reaction takes place at the anode, while the reduction half-reaction occurs at the cathode. For example, in a galvanic cell between copper and magnesium, the following half-reaction occurs at the cathode:
Cu2+ + 2e- &#8594; Cu
And the following half-reaction occurs at the anode:
Mg &#8594; Mg2+ + 2e-
As electrons are lost during oxidation at the anode, they travel through the external circuit to reduce the cathode, generating current.
As the anode is oxidized, the concentration of cations increases in the electrolyte. Similarly, as the cathode is reduced, the concentration of anions increases in the electrolyte. To maintain electrical neutrality, the ions travel across the salt bridge. When cations are created at the anode, anions travel from the solution on the anode side using the salt bridge. On the cathode side, anions are created, prompting cations to travel from the salt bridge to the solution on the cathode side. It is important to remember that the electrons travel through the external circuit wires, and the ions flow through the salt bridge and solutions.
<h4>Reduction Potential</h4>
Some metals have a greater tendency than others to lose electrons. Therefore, the magnitude of the electric current produced by a galvanic cell is dependent on the types of metal electrodes. The standard electrode potential (Eo) of a substance is the measure of the tendency of a substance to lose electrons. If two metals with nearly equal electrode potentials are used, then the magnitude of the current produced will be small. If two metals with very different electrode potentials are used, then the magnitude of the current will be large. The larger the reduction potential, the more likely the metal is to be reduced and act as the oxidizing agent.
Returning to the copper-magnesium galvanic cell, the standard electrode potential of copper is 0.337 volts, while the standard electrode potential of magnesium is -2.370 volts. In this example, copper is the cathode and magnesium is the anode.
When performing a galvanic cell experiment, the potential difference between the two electrodes is monitored using a multimeter. The measured voltage is equal to the difference in potential between the two half-reactions.
&#916;E&#186; = E&#186;cathode - E&#186;anode
The standard electrode potential assumes that both half-cells are under standard conditions of 1 M, 1 bar, and 298.15 K (25 &#176;C). The voltage is dependent on the concentration of the electrolyte solutions, which can be determined using the Nernst equation.
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Here, E corresponds to the potential difference or the measured voltage, Eo is the standard reduction potential, R is the universal gas constant (8.314462618 J/mol&#183;K), T is the measured temperature in Kelvin, F is Faraday&#8217;s constant (96,485.33212 C&#8901;mol-1), n is the number of electrons transferred in the reaction, and Qh is the reaction quotient. The reaction quotient is the electrochemical equivalent of the equilibrium constant.
<h4>References</h4>
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	<li style="font-size:17px">Kotz, J.C., Treichel Jr, P.M., Townsend, J.R. (2012). Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.</li>
	<li style="font-size:17px">Silderberg, M.S. (2009). Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.</li>
	<li style="font-size:17px">Harris, D.C. (2015). Quantitative Chemical Analysis. Sixth Edition. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company.</li>
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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 reaction has two half-reactions. Oxidation is the loss of electrons, and reduction is the gain of electrons. These changes also shift the oxidation state of each substance. The species that loses electrons is the reducing agent, and the species that gains electrons is the oxidizing agent. A common memory aid is “oil-rig,” which means oxidation is losing and reduction is gaining.

An electrochemical cell is a device that turns the energy from a redox reaction into electric current. It includes reaction chamber or chambers and two conductive electrodes, an anode and a cathode. The electrodes are connected electrically, and the chamber contains an electrolyte. A salt bridge sits between the two chambers. It completes the circuit and lets ions move between the electrodes. Reduction occurs at the cathode, and oxidation occurs at the anode. Students often remember this with “red cat,” which means reduction occurs at the cathode. The two main kinds of electrochemical cells are electrolytic cells and galvanic cells. An electrolytic cell uses external electrical energy to drive a nonspontaneous reaction. A galvanic cell uses a spontaneous reaction to generate electrical energy. Batteries are examples of galvanic cells.

Galvanic cells, also called voltaic cells, have two half-cells. Each half-cell contains a metal electrode immersed in an electrolyte. An external circuit connects the electrodes, and a salt bridge connects the two electrolyte solutions. Electrons flow from the anode to the cathode. Oxidation happens at the anode, and reduction happens at the cathode. In a copper-magnesium galvanic cell, copper is reduced at the cathode through the half-reaction Cu2+ + 2e- → Cu. Magnesium is oxidized at the anode through the half-reaction Mg → Mg2+ + 2e-. As electrons move through the external circuit, they reduce the cathode and generate current. As the anode is oxidized, the concentration of cations increases in that electrolyte. As the cathode is reduced, the concentration of anions increases in that electrolyte.

The salt bridge keeps the cell electrically neutral. When cations are created at the anode, anions move from the anode side through the salt bridge. On the cathode side, anions are created, so cations move from the salt bridge into that solution. It is important to separate electron flow from ion flow. Electrons travel through the external wires. Ions move through the salt bridge and the solutions.

Some metals lose electrons more easily than others. For that reason, the current produced by a galvanic cell depends on the metals used for the electrodes. The standard electrode potential, E°, measures this tendency. If two metals have nearly equal electrode potentials, the current is small. If their electrode potentials are very different, the current is larger. A larger reduction potential means a metal is more likely to be reduced and act as the oxidizing agent. In the copper-magnesium cell, copper has a standard electrode potential of 0.337 volts, and magnesium has a standard electrode potential of -2.370 volts. That is why copper is the cathode and magnesium is the anode.

In a galvanic cell experiment, a multimeter is used to measure the potential difference between the two electrodes. The measured voltage equals the difference between the two half-reactions, written as ΔE° = E° cathode - E° anode. Standard electrode potential assumes standard conditions of 1 M, 1 bar, and 298.15 K, or 25 °C. The voltage also depends on electrolyte concentration. That dependence can be found with the Nernst equation. In the equation, E is the measured potential difference, E° is the standard reduction potential, R is the universal gas constant, T is temperature in Kelvin, F is Faraday’s constant, n is the number of electrons transferred, and Qh is the reaction quotient. The reaction quotient is the electrochemical equivalent of the equilibrium constant.

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