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| Redox reaction | a chemical reaction in which oxidation-reduction takes place. |
| Reduction | the gain or apparent gain of electrons in a chemical reaction. |
| Oxidation | The loss or apparent loss of electrons in a chemical reaction. |
| Reducing Agent | the particle in a redox reaction that causes another particle to be reduced; as a result the reducing agent is oxidized. |
| Oxidizing Agent | the particle in a redox reaction that causes another particle to be oxidized; as a result |
| Oxidation Number | that charge that an atom has or appears to have when certain arbitrary rules are applied; oxidation numbers are useful to identify the atoms that are oxidized and reduced in a redox reaction. |
| Half reaction | the oxidation or reduction portion of a redox reaction. |
| Electrode | a conductor in an electrochemical or electrolytic cell that serves as the site of oxidation or reduction. |
| Voltaic Cell | a device that produces usable electrical energy from a spontaneous redox reaction. |
| Salt bridge | a device for allowing the flow of ions in an electrochemical cell. |
| Electrochemical Cell | a device that produces usable electrical energy from a spontaneous redox reaction. |
| Electrolytic Cell | a device for carrying out electrolysis |
| Anode | the electrode at which oxidation occurs. |
| Cathode | the electrode at which reduction occurs. |
