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Q.Give two differences between Galvanic Cell and Electrolytic cell.

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Galvanic cells generate electricity from a spontaneous redox reaction; electrolytic cells consume electricity to force a non-spontaneous redox reaction.

Galvanic (voltaic) cell:

  1. Converts the chemical energy of a spontaneous redox reaction into electrical energy; the cell itself is the source of current (ΔG<0\Delta G < 0, Ecell>0E_{cell} > 0).
  2. The anode (oxidation) is the negative electrode and the cathode (reduction) is the positive electrode.

Electrolytic cell:

  1. Converts electrical energy supplied by an external source into chemical energy, driving a non-spontaneous redox reaction (ΔG>0\Delta G > 0 for the cell reaction without the external EMF). …

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