Electrodes Definition and 73 Threads

I have two probes. They consist of a stainless steel cylinder inside another, one held by epoxy and one held by acrylic. I can measure a voltage difference between them. I have placed them in tap water and applied a 5V difference across them then disconnected the voltage. The problem is that...

Homework Statement The book also asks for E versus x. Homework Equations dV/dx=-E E=sigma/epsilon0 The Attempt at a Solution This question seemed fairly straightforward: I assumed it could be treated like two +-50 nC capacitors, each with d=1 cm. According to my...

In normal chemical cells, the electrodes are two different metals so that the more reactive one gives off electrons and create a flow of electrons and hence electricity. [the electrolyte is say NaOH aq or whatever] Just wondering - is it possible to have a chemical cell consisting of: a)...

How do I remember that anode is positive in electrolysis but negative in electrochemical cells? I always forget it :|

Ok so I just have a few questions. I've been reading up on the electrolysis of water and just read a few things about electrodes. The article I was reading supports the use of inert metals such platinum and stainless steel, but it also included carbon. I've actually used carbon to decompose...

Hi everyone, I am currently doing a project with a group of friends. The project requires us to build a palm reader which uses electrodes to read the hand's impedance and then do the things that the circuit was designed to do. My group's idea is to build a piano. We use the electrodes as...

Hi, I don't have a set question that needs answering, I'm just a little confused and need some clarifying if that's possible.. We've been investigating equipotentials and electric field lines between two electrodes with conductors and insulators between the electrodes. With a conducting...

Homework Statement working on feasability of a new satellite launcher that will save rocket fue. the design of the launcher is an electric slingshot. the launcher consists of 4 electrodes arranged in a horizontal square with sides 5 m long. the square of electrodes is mounted so that the...

I have been thinking about the following situation, without getting the physical understandig straight: Two electrodes, one twice the size (area) of the other, are connected to a voltage generator to obtain a voltage difference of 100V between the electrodes. The question is if the voltage...

[FONT="Palatino Linotype"]I have not searched enough/researched, but my immediate need is to clarify the following in the context of pH electrodes, metallic electrodes and conductivity cells, particularly as regards the way they are conceived/ designed, [WARNING] my queries may be naive...

A section of an advertising sign consists of a long tube filled with neon gas having electrodes inside at both ends. A uniform electric field of 20 kN/C is set up between the electrodes, and neon ions accelerate along the length of the tube. Given that the ions each have a mass of 3.35 X 10-26kg...

What will happen if CuSO4 is taken as electrolyte.Zn & Cu are two electrodes.?? If we take copper sulfate as an electrolyte and zinc and copper as two electrodes...and allow the current to flow...Wat will happen... Here is till where i have understood... When we will start current...

1. Can someone explain the density of the field line near the electrodes for the different electrode. 2. How would the different field densities described above affect the force on a charge?

Hey, I have a length of pipe. Inside the pipe walls I have placed four electrodes. If one is giving out x volts, and I know the dielectric constant of the material between them, is there an easy way of finding the capacitance on the other three electrodes? I'm looking for hints as well as...

I need a clarify for this statement: Replacement of galvanometers with high-gain amplifiers allowed smaller electrodes with higher impedances to be used and potentials of smaller amplitudes to be recorded .

Anyway ... a long long time ago, my father told me a story how when he was in college, they used to heat water just by putting putting 2 inert electrodes (graphite) in tap water and it would instantly (in a few seconds) boil. He said they used to make coffee and pasta that way :) Now that I'm...

In battery, after finishing of its construction and positive & negative electrode creation, why we will need an external electrical lead (for example copper wires) for transmission of energy between two poles? Why no short circuit occurs between positive and negative electrodes through...

I have an electrolytic cell with 10 (graphite) anodes and 1 (steel) cathode. The steel cathode in placed in the center and the 10 carbon-rod anodes are placed in two concentric rings around the cathode (4 rods on the inner “ring”, 6 rods on the outer ring). I have electrically connected all of...

Hello , Can someone from this group help me ,how to calculate resistance between two electrodes filled with water with a known conductivity solution. In my case I have two experimental conditions. First there are two rectangular plates separated with a gap of 30 mm. In second case...

Hi, i am doing an experiment involving electrodes conected to a circuit and the electrodes submersed into (a) stationary water and (b) flowing water. i am measuring how the current in the curcuit is affected by changing the distance of separation betwwen the electrodes in the stationary and...

Anyone trying this experiment? Put a solid cylindrical electrode (anode/cathode) inside a hollow cylindrical or tightly coiled electrode (cathode/ anode) so that there is only a minimal ‘potential space’ between the two electrodes, and immerse them in a suitable electrolyte solution. The...

"When applied for a few minutes after a potential difference is applied, it is observed that the current through the specimen increases substantially although the applied potential difference remains constant. Explain why the current should increase in this way." Could I be correct in...

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