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electrolytic cell
a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)
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fuel cell
cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars
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photovoltaic cell, solar cell
a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
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secondary cell, storage cell
a cell that can be recharged
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galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell
an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
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Leclanche cell
voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts
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mercury cell
a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
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standard cell
a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
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wet cell
a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte
