If electrons move from low to high potential, why do electrons go from anode to cathode

[September24]

In a galvanic cell, the anode is a negative terminal and cathode is positive terminal

Electrons move from the anode where they have a high potential energy to a cathode where they have low potential energy. I thought electrons flow from high to low potential. Isn't the opposite happening here?


Or am I confusing potential with potential potential? Positively charged terminals are "high potential" terminals but electrons have low potential energy at positively charged terminals? (Make sense?)

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[September24]

Another question so I dont waste another topic:

I'm a bit confused as to the difference between standard state EMF and regular EMF (E0 vs E). I know that standard state is a temperature of around 25C and when concentrations are equal (1M/1M or 2M/2M, etc). Also, when dG(o)<1, E(o)>1. Also when dG(0)<1, K>1 when dG(0)>1 K<1

Are regular dG and E simply when concentrations are changed? How are standard state dG and E determined. EK says that standard dG(0) and E(o) are determined by half reactions but what does that mean?

 

[brood910]

In a galvanic cell, the anode is a negative terminal and cathode is positive terminal

Electrons move from the anode where they have a high potential energy to a cathode where they have low potential energy. I thought electrons flow from high to low potential. Isn't the opposite happening here?


Or am I confusing potential with potential potential? Positively charged terminals are "high potential" terminals but electrons have low potential energy at positively charged terminals? (Make sense?)

No, cathode has higher potential than anode does.