• Electrolytic cell
  • Electrolysis
  • Chlor-alkali process

  • An electrolytic cell is a device that converts electrical energy into chemical potential energy
    • A galvanic cell can be turned into an electrolytic cell by inserting a bettery or electrical power source into the external circuit and driving the reactions backward
  • In an electrolytic cell the electrodes are swapped (cathode = negative, anode = positive)