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The chemical effect of an electric current is the basis of the electroplating industry; the flow of electric current between two electrodes (one being known as the anode and the other as the cathode) in a liquid (the electrolyte) causes material to be lost from one of the electrodes and deposited on the other.
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© 1991 Noel M. Morris
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Morris, N.M. (1991). Electrochemistry, batteries and Other Sources of e.m.f.. In: Mastering Electrical Engineering. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12230-1_2
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