once to complete the following paragraphs.   anion                    electrical current                 galvanic cell anode                   electrolysis                         potential difference cathode                electrolytic cell                    voltage cation                                                                     Chemical changes can be used to produce electrical energy. A system designed to produce electricity from chemical changes is known as a(n) (1)_____________. In a(n) (2)______________, electrical energy is used to bring about chemical changes. A process in which electrical energy is used to decompose a compound into its elements is called (3) __________. The flow of electrons through a system is called a(n) (4)___________________.

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Use each of the following terms below just once to complete the following paragraphs.

 

anion                    electrical current                 galvanic cell

anode                   electrolysis                         potential difference

cathode                electrolytic cell                    voltage

cation                                                             

 

     Chemical changes can be used to produce electrical energy. A system designed to produce electricity from chemical changes is known as a(n) (1)_____________. In a(n) (2)______________, electrical energy is used to bring about chemical changes. A process in which electrical energy is used to decompose a compound into its elements is called (3) __________. The flow of electrons through a system is called a(n) (4)___________________.

     In an electrochemical cell, electrons travel from the (5) __________, a region of high negative potential, to the (6) _____________, a region of low negative potential. If there is no (7) ____________between electrodes, electric current will not flow. The difference in electrical potential is called (8) __________. The cell conducts electricity as some charged ions move toward one electrode and other charged ions move toward the other electrode. An ion with a positive charge is called a(n) (9)___________  ; an ion with a negative charge is called a(n) (10) ________.

 

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