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Electrolysis Cells


synchronicity1969

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Hey dudes,

 

What would happen if there was no bridge/membrane between the anode and cathode compartments of an electrolysis cell?

 

Cheers,

 

S

Nothing. If you don't have a way to complete the circuit, you won't get current flow, and so you won't have any electrochemical reactions.

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Hey dudes,

 

What would happen if there was no bridge/membrane between the anode and cathode compartments of an electrolysis cell?

 

Cheers,

 

S

 

Funny....Since I was in a medical, human microbiology frame of mind when I first read your post...Since I had just answered a question in that area, I thought at first you were speaking of human cells! LOL. Now I know you're talking about batteries.

 

So.....Well, not quite sure I know what ya mean by bridge...But I think that in order to sustain the cell reaction, the charge that's being carried by the electrons through the external circuit needs be accompanied by in trsnsport between the two cells. So there's got to be a path for ions to move directly from one cell to the other.

 

It's just ionic transport and its not just the electro-active Zinc and Copper--- Cu2+ and Zn2+---, but also the nitrate.

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