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In an electrolytic cell, oxidation happens at ___

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In fact even in a Galvanic cell, oxidation happens at Anode. Anode = always oxidation (be it electrolytic cell or galvanic cell)

Isn’t it repetitive to say that the reduction happens at the other electrode? Yeah, reduction happens at the cathode.

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