Question

An --------------- cell is a device in which electrical energy is converted into chemical energy and vice versa.

Answer 1

Electrolysis: The process of decomposing ionic compounds into their elements by passing an electric current through the compound in a fluid form.

• The electrolysis process is done in an electrolytic cell.

Electrolytic cell: An electrolytic cell is a device in which electrical energy is converted into chemical energy.

• It consists of two electrodes that are held apart from each other and are in contact with an electrolyte.
• An electrode is a conductor made of graphite or metals used in an electrolytic cell and it conducts electricity.
• The electrode connected to the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell is called the anode.
• The electrode connected to the negative terminal is called the cathode.

Therefore an Electrolytic cell is a device in which electrical energy is converted into chemical energy and vice versa.