Electrochemistry

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Some synthetic processes can only be done using electrochemical
methods, and electrochemical methods are used in the large-to-medium-scale
synthesis of organic "fine chemicals" because of the financial, safety and
environmental advantages. Here's a page outlining some current research by
one of my graduate school professors.

I can think of at least three common uses of electrochemistry:

pH meters and other measuring devices

pH meters are electrochemical devices. They measure pH by comparing the
electrical properties of a solution to those of a reference electrode.
Other types of electrochemistry are used in other measurement applications.


Electroplating

If you immerse a metal object in a bath containing the salt of a second
metal, you can uniformly plate on a coating of that metal by running
current through the solution. The object being plated is the cathode; the
anode is some inert substance, like a carbon rod.

"Electroplating" with polymers!

Certain monomers ...

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