Cathode

Description

Electrode of an electrochemical cell through which net electric current flows and at which the predominating electrochemical reaction is a reduction.

Item
Type(s)/Category(s)	EmmoTerm

Term

EmmoTerm
Superclass	Electrode
Comment	The concepts of “anode” and “cathode” are related only to the direction of electron flow, not to the polarity of the electrodes. [en]
URI	http://emmo.info/electrochemistry#electrochemistry_35c650ab_3b23_4938_b312_1b0dede2e6d5

jsondata

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"35c650ab-3b23-4938-b312-1b0dede2e6d5"

name

"Cathode"

label

text	"Cathode"
lang	"en"

description

text	"Electrode of an electrochemical cell through which net electric current flows and at which the predominating electrochemical reaction is a reduction."
lang	"en"

type

"Category:OSW57beed5e1294434ba77bb6516e461456"

uri

"http://emmo.info/electrochemistry#electrochemistry_35c650ab_3b23_4938_b312_1b0dede2e6d5"

comment

text	"The concepts of “anode” and “cathode” are related only to the direction of electron flow, not to the polarity of the electrodes."
lang	"en"

subClassOf

"http://emmo.info/electrochemistry#electrochemistry_0f007072-a8dd-4798-b865-1bf9363be627"

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