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ERIC Number: EJ284575
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Aug
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Tested Demonstrations.
Gilbert, George L., Ed.
Journal of Chemical Education, v60 n8 p674 Aug 1983
Overvoltage, also called overpotential, activation overpotential, and kinetic polarization, is the voltage in excess of the reversible value which is required to cause a cell reaction to proceed at an appreciable rate. Provided is a simple and dramatic demonstration of overvoltage. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Electricity, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Experiments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Overvoltage