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Suppose the emf of cell ##X## exceeds that of ##Y##, such that conventional current is driven in in an anti-clockwise direction.
There is a little ambiguity in my mind about the circuit symbol for ##Y##. In the above setup, the larger bar of ##Y## is at higher potential and the smaller bar at lower potential, however the larger bar is in this case the anode and the smaller bar the cathode, determined from an electrochemistry standpoint.
Often the larger bar is the cathode and the one at higher potential, and there is no distinction to be made. However, in other cases, is it convention that the larger bar is always the one at higher potential, whether or not it is the cathode/anode? I'm just checking since I can't find a reference anywhere!
There is a little ambiguity in my mind about the circuit symbol for ##Y##. In the above setup, the larger bar of ##Y## is at higher potential and the smaller bar at lower potential, however the larger bar is in this case the anode and the smaller bar the cathode, determined from an electrochemistry standpoint.
Often the larger bar is the cathode and the one at higher potential, and there is no distinction to be made. However, in other cases, is it convention that the larger bar is always the one at higher potential, whether or not it is the cathode/anode? I'm just checking since I can't find a reference anywhere!
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