Glossary · term
Electrolysis
Chemistry
- Aliases
- electrolyse, electrolytic, electrowinning, electrorefining
- Domain
- Chemistry
Definition
Driving a chemical reaction with electric current — splitting water, or dissolving aluminium out of alumina in a Hall–Héroult cell. The reverse of a battery.
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