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Electrochemistry
A science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy.
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anode
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
The negative electrode in an electric cell, such as battery, that creates its own electricity.
battery
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
A device that changes one form of energy into another. Common household batteries change the energy that exists in a paste like mixture of dry chemicals into electric current.
charge
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
Property of all particles of matter that causes them to be attracted to or pushed away from other particles.
British thermal unit
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
A unit used to measure heat. Each Btu is equal to the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree.
cation
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
An atom or group of atoms that has a positive electric charge and these are formed when an atom or group of atoms loses electrons.
Davy
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
British scientist who was one of the first people to study the relationship between electricity and chemical reactions.
ionize
Chemistry; Electrochemistry
To change the electric charge of an atom by adding or removing an electron is called as ionizing that atom.
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