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Electrodes: Electrolysis and Redox Reaction
Electrodes: Electrolysis and Redox Reaction
Lysis basically means Disintegration. So simply we can say that electrolysis is disintegration of
chemical compound using electric current. Electric energy is converted into chemical energy.
Electrolysis is carried out in an electrolytic cell. Electrolytic cell consist of positive and
negative electrodes held apart. These electrodes are dipped into a solution containing
positively and negatively charged ions. The schematic diagram of electrolytic cell is given
below: