{"id":1083,"date":"2022-06-23T13:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T17:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/chemistry2eengineering\/chapter\/introduction-chemistry-2e-17\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:44:21","slug":"introduction-chemistry-2e-17","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/chemistry2eengineering\/chapter\/introduction-chemistry-2e-17\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3><strong>Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Galvanic Cells<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Standard Reduction Potentials<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Nernst Equation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Batteries and Fuel Cells<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Corrosion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Electrolysis<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\" class=\"splash\">\r\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, devices that harness the energy of spontaneous redox reactions. (credit: modification of work by Robert Couse-Baker)<\/div>\r\n<span id=\"fs-idm189620448\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/chemistry2eengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1718\/2022\/06\/CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph is shown of a parked car plugged into a charging station in a paved parking area. The parking area is situated in a wooded area. People are walking in the background in the park-like atmosphere.\" \/><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"fs-idm9057728\">Another chapter in this text introduced the chemistry of reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions. This important reaction class is defined by changes in oxidation states for one or more reactant elements, and it includes a subset of reactions involving the transfer of electrons between reactant species. Around the turn of the nineteenth century, chemists began exploring ways these electrons could be transferred <em>indirectly<\/em> via an external circuit rather than directly via intimate contact of redox reactants. In the two centuries since, the field of <em>electrochemistry<\/em> has evolved to yield significant insights on the fundamental aspects of redox chemistry as well as a wealth of technologies ranging from industrial-scale metallurgical processes to robust, rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (<a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"#CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\">(Figure)<\/a>). In this chapter, the essential concepts of electrochemistry will be addressed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<h3><strong>Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions<\/li>\n<li>Galvanic Cells<\/li>\n<li>Standard Reduction Potentials<\/li>\n<li>The Nernst Equation<\/li>\n<li>Batteries and Fuel Cells<\/li>\n<li>Corrosion<\/li>\n<li>Electrolysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\" class=\"splash\">\n<div class=\"bc-figcaption figcaption\">Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, devices that harness the energy of spontaneous redox reactions. (credit: modification of work by Robert Couse-Baker)<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"fs-idm189620448\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/chemistry2eengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1718\/2022\/06\/CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph is shown of a parked car plugged into a charging station in a paved parking area. The parking area is situated in a wooded area. People are walking in the background in the park-like atmosphere.\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-idm9057728\">Another chapter in this text introduced the chemistry of reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions. This important reaction class is defined by changes in oxidation states for one or more reactant elements, and it includes a subset of reactions involving the transfer of electrons between reactant species. Around the turn of the nineteenth century, chemists began exploring ways these electrons could be transferred <em>indirectly<\/em> via an external circuit rather than directly via intimate contact of redox reactants. In the two centuries since, the field of <em>electrochemistry<\/em> has evolved to yield significant insights on the fundamental aspects of redox chemistry as well as a wealth of technologies ranging from industrial-scale metallurgical processes to robust, rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (<a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"#CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\">(Figure)<\/a>). 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