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Chemistry · L3 · Inside a Galvanic (Voltaic) Cell

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Two electrodes, two solutions, a wire, and a salt bridge — how a spontaneous redox reaction becomes an electric current.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Zinc electrodeCopper electrodeZn → Zn2+ + 2e-oxidation happens hereCu2+ + 2e- → Cureduction happens hereZinc sulfate solutionCopper sulfate solutionelectrons flow through the wiresalt bridge: ions balance the charge

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