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Electrochemistry is a science that studies chemical reactions that involve electron (e −) transfer at the interface between an electrical conductor (electrode) and an ionic conductor (electrolyte). An electrode is either a metal or semiconductor, and an electrolyte is a solution that conducts electricity due to ionic motion. Nowadays, electrochemistry can be treated as a science of interfaces. If an electrochemical reaction occurs on a metal surface, then this leads to metal deterioration or degradation, and the electrochemical process is called corrosion, which is represented by an oxidation reaction, \(M \rightarrow M^{z+} + ze^{-}\). This oxidation reaction implies that M losses ze − electrons to the immediate interface. As a result, M becomes a metallic ion (M z+) known as a cation having a positive electrical charge.
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Perez, N. (2016). Electrochemical Corrosion. In: Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24847-9_1
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