Meaning | An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged. |
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Synonyms | voltaic cell, galvanic cell |
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Part of | voltaic battery, galvanic battery | battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel |
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Parts | anode | The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
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cathode | The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
Narrower | Leclanche cell | voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts |
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mercury cell | A primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide |
standard cell | A primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
wet cell | A primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte |
Broader | cell, electric cell | A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
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Opposite | electrolytic cell | A cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) |
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Spanish | pila galvánica |
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Catalan | cel·la primària |
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