Stupid question I know

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can anyone tell me why in a galvanic cell the cathode is positive? If electrons are flowing to it shouldnt it be negative?😕 😕
 
Since the anode is the source of the electrons, it's negative here. It follows, then, that the cathode is positive.

I don't know who came up with this stuff.

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um oh right..the question...@ anode stuffs being oxidized which creates all the e, so its negativo. which means the other one has to be positive. w00t.
 
Thanks. I just read kaplan's explanation. It's so counterintuitive that you'd have to just know it i guess
 
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By far, the most offensive thing on TV.

What? aranjuez AND amsie watch TV? But... but the DAT... Kap--- Destroyer... must... post on SDN... another chem question about MV=MV. What IS normality in our lives? Cheetahs and frogs... and now, reproductive adaptations for our friends, the amphibians... I've never seen redox before in my life. Romano's the best! Stop advertising for Romano! Hey! That post is supposed to be in the other forum. JOOOOOOOOOOOON!

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