Question

What is an electrode process? What factors influence the generation of a current in an electrochemical cell ?:

Answer 1

In an electrochemical cell, chemical energy is converted to electrical energy. In such cell, electrochemical conversions occur at the interface of electrode and electrolyte. This elctrochemical conversion is known as electrode process.

Electrode processes are electron transfer reactions.

Factors influence the generation of a current in an electrochemical cell :

1. Concentration of electrolyte

2. Potential difference between teh electrode reaction at cathode and anode

3. Nature of electrolyte