Tuesday, February 15, 2011

ELECTROLYTIC CELL VS GALVANIC CELL

Electrolytic Cell V/s Galvanic Cell

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The main points of difference between an electrolytic cell and a galvanic cell (electrochemical cell) are:

Difference between an electrolytic cell and a galvanic cell

Electrochemical cell (Galvanic Cell) Electrolytic cell
A Galvanic cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy. An electrolytic cell converts electrical energy into chemical energy.
Here, the redox reaction is spontaneous and is responsible for the production of electrical energy. The redox reaction is not spontaneous and electrical energy has to be supplied to initiate the reaction.
The two half-cells are set up in different containers, being connected through the salt bridge or porous partition. Both the electrodes are placed in a same container in the solution of molten electrolyte.
Here the anode is negative and cathode is the positive electrode. The reaction at the anode is oxidation and that at the cathode is reduction. Here, the anode is positive and cathode is the negative electrode. The reaction at the anode is oxidation and that at the cathode is reduction.
The electrons are supplied by the species getting oxidized. They move from anode to the cathode in the external circuit. The external battery supplies the electrons. They enter through the cathode and come out through the anode.

43 comments:

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  10. Why cathode is positively charged in galvanic cell?

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  11. v good-- add a redox chemical list

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  12. b/c cu++ like species gather at cathode to collect electron-----

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  14. that's a very useful explanation thnX

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  16. cell with a Cu and Ag electrode in their respective salt solutions
    Is this a galvanic or electrolytic cell? Which electrode gets etched and which one will get deposition?

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  19. thanx really helped me in my prelab

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  21. Plz replace the 'electrochemical cell' by 'voltaic cell'.....bcoz electrolytic n galvanic cells come under the category of electrochemical cells....

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  22. Plz replace the 'electrochemical cell' by 'voltaic cell'.....bcoz electrolytic n galvanic cells come under the category of electrochemical cells....

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