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One way in which voltaic cells differ from electrolytic cells is that Oxidation occurs at the cathode in one but at the anode in the other O Voltaic cells have an external circuit but electrolytic cells do not Anions migrate to the anode in one but to the cathode in the other The cell potential for one is positive but negative for the other

One way in which voltaic cells differ from electrolytic cells is that Oxidation occurs at the cathode in one but at the anode in the other O Voltaic cells have an external circuit but electrolytic cells do not Anions migrate to the anode in one but to the cathode in the other The cell potential for one is positive but negative for the other

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One way in which voltaic cells differ from electrolytic cells is that O Oxidation occurs at the cathode in one but at the anode in the other O Voltaic cells have an external circuit but electrolytic cells do not Anions migrate to the anode in one but to the cathode in the other The cell potential for one is positive but negative for the other
Transcribed Image Text:One way in which voltaic cells differ from electrolytic cells is that O Oxidation occurs at the cathode in one but at the anode in the other O Voltaic cells have an external circuit but electrolytic cells do not Anions migrate to the anode in one but to the cathode in the other The cell potential for one is positive but negative for the other
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Voltaic cells convert chemical energy into electrical energy.

Electrolytic cells convert electrical energy into chemical energy.

 

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