salt bridge 1
noundomain: artefact
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Definition
A salt bridge, in electrochemistry, is a laboratory device used to connect the oxidation and reduction half-cells of a galvanic cell (voltaic cell), a type of electrochemical cell.
Examples
- 1.If no salt bridge were present, the solution in one half cell would accumulate negative charge and the solution in other half cell would accumulate positive charge as the reaction proceeded, quickly preventing further reaction, and hence production of electricity.


