CHEM LEC REVIEWER

chemical reaction in which one substance loses electrons while another substance gains them

the amount of work that can be done depends on how strong the push or pull on electrons is between the two reactant

he driving force that allows force that allows electrons to flow 

   negative terminal

-        the process that returns metals to their oxidized state

-        involved oxidation of the metal

-        the first large scale use of electrolysis for coating base metal objects with a higher value decorative finish

-        energy that is released in significant amounts in processes that affect atomic nuclei, the dense cores of atoms

-        also called atomic energy

a phenomenon that occurs in a number of substances

atom with a specific number of protons in its nucleus

proton or neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus