Brief review of chemical thermodynamics. Electrochemistry of solutions : Ion-solvent interactions, ion-ion interactions, ionic migration and diffusion. Thermodynamics of galvanic cells: Equilibrium electrode potentials, IUPAC convention for electrode potentials, classification of electrodes. Origin of emf and classification of electrochemical cells. Redox equilibria in bioenergetics and metabolism. Electron transfer at the electrode-solution interface, Voltammetry, fuel cells, corrosion.

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