ELECTROCHEMICAL

ENERGY
CHEM 211 BSCE 2YA
ELECTROCHEMISTRY

• Electrochemistry is the branch of 

physical chemistry concerned with the relationship
between electrical potential difference, as a
measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and
identifiable chemical change, with the potential
difference as an outcome of a particular chemical
change, or vice versa.
REDOX

• The term "redox" stands for reduction-oxidation.

It refers to electrochemical processes involving 
electron transfer to or from a molecule or ion,
changing its oxidation state.
REDOX REACTION
CORROSION

• Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined

metal into a more chemically stable oxide. It is the gradual
destruction of materials (usually a metal) by chemical or
electrochemical reaction with their environment. 
Corrosion engineering is the field dedicated to controlling
and preventing corrosion.
• Galvanic corrosion occurs when two different metals have
physical or electrical contact with each other and are
immersed in a common electrolyte, or when the same
metal is exposed to electrolyte with different
concentrations.
PREVENTION OF CORROSION

• Coating
Metals can be coated with paint or other less conductive metals (passivation
). This prevents the metal surface from being exposed to electrolytes.
Scratches exposing the metal substrate will result in corrosion. 
• Sacrificial anodes
A method commonly used to protect a structural metal is to attach a metal
which is more anodic than the metal to be protected. This forces the
structural metal to be cathodic, thus spared corrosion. It is
called "sacrificial" because the anode dissolves and has to be replaced
periodically.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS

A galvanic cell or voltaic cell, named after the scientists 

Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta, respectively, is an 
electrochemical cell in which an electric current is generated from 
spontaneous Oxidation-Reduction reactions.

An electrolytic cell is an electrochemical cell that utilizes an external

source of electrical energy (voltage applied between two electrodes) to
drive a chemical reaction that would not otherwise occur. This is in
contrast to a galvanic cell, which itself is a source of electrical energy
and the foundation of a battery.
GALVANIC CELL AND ELECTROLYTIC CELL