concentration cell

noun

, Physical Chemistry.

1. a galvanic cell consisting of two electrodes of the same metal each in different concentrations of a solution of the same salt of that metal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of concentration cell¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

If we take as an example a concentration cell in which silver plates are placed in solutions of silver nitrate, one of which is ten times as strong as the other, this equation gives E = 0.060 � 108 C.G.S. units = 0.060 volts.

From Project Gutenberg

The polarization at the surface of the electrodes will set up an opposing electromotive force, and the unequal dilution of the solution will turn the electrolyte into a concentration cell and produce a subsidiary electromotive force either in the same direction as that applied or in the reverse according as the anode or the cathode solution becomes the more dilute.

From Project Gutenberg