Curated OER
Redox and Electrochemistry
In this redox and electrochemistry worksheet, learners identify the anode in electrode pairs of electrochemical cells. They also describe how a lemon battery works and how wet and dry voltaic cells work.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Voltaic Cells: Audio Book
Listen and learn how the battery converts energy using voltaic cells. Learn how anodes and cathodes aid in oxidation and reduction. Discover how voltage and electrolysis direct the current.
Other
Seeds Foundation: Portable Manufactured Device
Explains the differences between batteries and fuel cells. Other energy sources such as the piezoelectric effect and the thermoelectric generator are explained as well. The pros and cons of these energy sources are outlined.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Voltaic Pile
Italian scientist Alessandro Volta was the first to recognize key principles of electrochemistry, and applied those principles to the creation of the first battery, a simple tool which came to be known as the voltaic pile.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Voltaic Pile 1800
For thousands of years, electricity was an ephemeral phenomenon- there one second and gone the next. The voltaic pile changed that forever.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Voltaic Cells
[Free Registration/Login Required] Virtually test three materials to see which one generates the most electricity. After the activity, answer one challenge question to check for understanding.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Voltaic Cells and Electrolytic Cells
This article explains what voltaic cells and electrolytic cells are, how they work, their construction, the reactions that take place within them, and the similarities and differences between them.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Battery
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how batteries use redox reactions to create electrical energy to power a flashlight.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrochemistry
We encounter electrochemical cells in all facets of our everyday lives. Learn about the two types of electrochemical cells: galvanic, also called Voltaic, and electrolytic. Discusses the reactions that take place in cells, the formulas...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Voltaic Cells
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.
Curated OER
Georgia State University: Voltaic Cells
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.
Curated OER
Georgia State University: Voltaic Cells
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.