Honors Chemistry Unit 6 Reading
Questions with Complete Solutions
What is the term for a solution that contains a high concentration of ions due to the dissociation
of an electrolyte?
✔✔ Electrolyte Solution
What is the name of the device used to measure the electrode potential of a half-cell relative to a
standard hydrogen electrode?
✔✔ Electrochemical Cell
What is the term for the voltage difference between two electrodes in an electrochemical cell
when no current is flowing?
✔✔ Standard Electrode Potential
What is the name of the process where an external electrical current drives a non-spontaneous
chemical reaction?
✔✔ Electrolysis
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, What is the term for a reaction in which electrons are transferred between species, involving both
oxidation and reduction processes?
✔✔ Redox Reaction
What is the name of the principle that states the electrode potential is related to the concentration
of the reacting species?
✔✔ Nernst Equation
What is the term for a reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced and the reducing agent is
oxidized?
✔✔ Redox Process
What is the name of the type of battery that can be recharged by reversing the chemical reactions
that occur during discharge?
✔✔ Rechargeable Battery
What is the term for the measure of the ability of an electrode to lose or gain electrons in a redox
reaction?
✔✔ Electrode Potential
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Questions with Complete Solutions
What is the term for a solution that contains a high concentration of ions due to the dissociation
of an electrolyte?
✔✔ Electrolyte Solution
What is the name of the device used to measure the electrode potential of a half-cell relative to a
standard hydrogen electrode?
✔✔ Electrochemical Cell
What is the term for the voltage difference between two electrodes in an electrochemical cell
when no current is flowing?
✔✔ Standard Electrode Potential
What is the name of the process where an external electrical current drives a non-spontaneous
chemical reaction?
✔✔ Electrolysis
1
, What is the term for a reaction in which electrons are transferred between species, involving both
oxidation and reduction processes?
✔✔ Redox Reaction
What is the name of the principle that states the electrode potential is related to the concentration
of the reacting species?
✔✔ Nernst Equation
What is the term for a reaction in which the oxidizing agent is reduced and the reducing agent is
oxidized?
✔✔ Redox Process
What is the name of the type of battery that can be recharged by reversing the chemical reactions
that occur during discharge?
✔✔ Rechargeable Battery
What is the term for the measure of the ability of an electrode to lose or gain electrons in a redox
reaction?
✔✔ Electrode Potential
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