In this chapter, you will be introduced to electrochemical cells that either use or release electrical energy through oxidation and reduction reactions. You will be introduced to oxidation and reduction reactions that drive nonspontaneous electrolysis reactions to separate reactive metals from compounds, as well as the process of electroplating.

In this chapter, you will learn: to describe electrochemical cells to explain the operation of a voltaic cell to relate standard electrode potentials to standard cell potentials to describe the operation of rechargeable and nonrechargeable batteries to compare fuel cells and batteries to describe some applications of electrolytic cells