{"id":1991,"date":"2020-04-30T17:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/chapter\/introduction-34\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T18:47:09","slug":"introduction-34","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/chapter\/introduction-34\/","title":{"raw":"5.1 Introduction","rendered":"5.1 Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"[latexpage]\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\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>\r\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\" class=\"splash\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1300\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/989\/2020\/04\/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.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"600\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/> <strong>Figure 5.1.1 - Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, devices that harness the energy of spontaneous redox reactions. (credit: modification of work by Robert Couse-Baker)<\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"fs-idm9057728\">The chemistry of reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions 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 data-effect=\"italics\">indirectly<\/em> via an external circuit rather than directly via intimate contact of redox reactants. In the two centuries since, the field of <em data-effect=\"italics\">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 5.1.1)<\/a>. In this chapter, the essential concepts of electrochemistry will be addressed.<\/p>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\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>\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_17_00_EVCharging\" class=\"splash\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/989\/2020\/04\/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.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"600\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 5.1.1 &#8211; Electric vehicles are powered by batteries, devices that harness the energy of spontaneous redox reactions. (credit: modification of work by Robert Couse-Baker)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-idm9057728\">The chemistry of reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions 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 data-effect=\"italics\">indirectly<\/em> via an external circuit rather than directly via intimate contact of redox reactants. In the two centuries since, the field of <em data-effect=\"italics\">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 5.1.1)<\/a>. 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