Electrochemistry: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

Conversion of electrical energy to chemical energy only

Production of chemical energy from electrical energy

Production of electrical energy from chemical energy only

Conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy and vice versa (correct)

Boiling of water, burning of wood, and melting of ice

Photosynthesis, digestion of food, and combustion of fuels

Rusting of iron, photosynthesis, and conversion of foods to energy (correct)

Digestion of food, boiling of water, and sublimation of dry ice

Mechanical energy

Chemical energy

Electrical energy (correct)

Heat energy

<p>Flow of electrons through the wire from one electrode to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss and gain of electrons only</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency of the half-reaction to undergo reduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Imagine a redox reaction as a competition for electrons between the two half-reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The half-reaction with the larger reduction potential acquires electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers