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Article: Electrochemistry
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Electrochemistry
Electrochemistry deals with the links between chemical reactions and electricity. This includes the study of chemical changes caused by the passage of an electric current across a medium, as well as the production of electric energy by chemical reactions. Electrochemistry also embraces the study of
electrolyte solutions
and the chemical equilibria that occur in them.
Many chemical reactions require the input of energy. Such reactions can be carried out at the surfaces of electrodes in cells connected to external power supplies. These reactions provide information about the nature and properties of the chemical species contained in the cells, and can also be used to ...
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Article: California Inventor Develops Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
January 10, 2008 ;
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...ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 10 -- Alexander Gorkovenko of Mission Veijo, Calif., has developed an electrochemical cell electrolyte. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an electrolyte for an electrochemical cell wherein the electrolyte includes a solvent mixture comprising a
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