Galvanic Cells
Galvanic Cells: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Voltaic Cell or Galvanic Cell, Electrodes, Anode & Cathode etc.
Important Questions on Galvanic Cells
The no. of cells which may be constructed with different values for the reaction:

The first cell made in the world is _____. (Voltaic cell/ Nickel-Cadmium cells)


Galvanic cells convert electrical energy into chemical energy.

Daniell cell having electrodes of zinc and copper dipping in the solutions of their respective salts, electrons flow from negative electrode to positive electrode.

Daniell cell having electrodes of zinc and copper dipping in the solutions of their respective salts, zinc electrode is acting as a cathode and copper electrode is acting as anode.

Galvanic cells converts electrical energy into chemical energy.

When an aqueous solution of is electrolysed using Pt inert electrodes, the reaction at cathode and anode respectively are


Which of the following statements is/are true for an electrochemical cell?


In a galvanic cell, which one of the following statement is not correct?

Which of the following statements is false?

Explain how salt-bridge maintains the electrical neutrality of the two half cell solutions in a galvanic cell?

(a) Represent the galvanic cell based on the cell reaction given below : .
(b) Write the half cell reactions of the above cell.

Write two points of differences between galvanic cell and electrolytic cell?

What is a Galvanic cell? Give the function of salt bridge?

Name the electrode at which reduction occurs

Why is anode in galvanic cell considered to be negative and cathode positive electrode?

