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Correct Interpretation of Apparent Charge Transfer Coefficients
Good day guys,
I was looking over some $i$ vs $\eta $ for a redox reaction over a copper cathode, the cell has $\ce{LiBf4}$ in THF as the electrolyte. The main reaction taking place is:
$$\ce{N2 + 6 ...
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Fundamental understanding of electrode potentials
The electrical double layer, is commonly used to describe the origins of electric potentials that is fundamental to electrochemistry. This model is quite outdated from my understanding, but it is ...
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Does a change in oxidation number in a redox reaction mean that an actual electron transfer occured?
Oxidation numbers are fictitious charges that pretend the entire molecule is an ion i.e. it artificially localizes electrons onto atoms within a single molecule. In a redox reaction, we find that an ...
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Why does oxidation of the electrode take place in a solution?
What makes the electrode atoms start to ionize? Perhaps because of the solutes in the solvent?
So probably if you place it in distilled water it will not ionize, right?
Follow up question: If the ...
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