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cathode (dict)
Cathode
The
electrode
of an
electrochemical cell
at which
reduction
occurs is referred to as the
cathode
(from the
Greek
word
κάθοδος
= 'going down'). In an
electrolytic cell
the cathode is negatively charged and in a
galvanic cell
the cathode is positively charged. The oppositely charged electrode in that same cell is referred to as the
anode
.
See also
Battery
Oxidation-reduction
Electron tube
Electrolysis
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