Electrochemistry
Short Questions and Answers
Q1: Define electrochemistry.
Answer: Electrochemistry is the study of the production of electricity from the energy released during a spontaneous chemical reaction and the use of electrical energy to bring about non-spontaneous chemical transformations.
Q2: What is the effect of temperature on molar conductivity?
Answer: Molar conductivity of an electrolyte increases with increase in temperature.
Q3: Why is it not possible to measure single electrode potential?
Answer: Because the half-cell containing single electrode cannot exist independently, as the charge cannot ow on its own in a single electrode.
Q4: Name the types of cells.
Answer:
1. Electrochemical cell (Galvanic or Voltaic cell)
2. Electrolytic cell