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Carbon and its Compounds
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What is an electrochemical cell or voltaic cell or galvanic cell?

Answer

A device which converts chemical energy into electric energy is called an electrochemical cell or voltaic cell or galvanic cell.

It is a source used for producing a steady current. 

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Some More Questions From Carbon and its Compounds Chapter

Which is bigger—a coulomb of charge or a charge on an electron?

Is electric current a scalar quantity or a vector quantity? Give reason.

What is an electric circuit?

When does the current flow in an electric circuit?

How can the current be kept continuous in a conductor?

What is an electrochemical cell or voltaic cell or galvanic cell?

Distinguish between conventional current and electronic current.