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How can a redox reaction send electrons through a wire instead of transferring them directly in one container?
Separating the two half-reactions turns chemical driving force into an external electric current.
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Oxidation releases electron density at the anode and reduction consumes electrons at the cathode. If the half-reactions are physically separated and connected through an external conductor, electrons can travel through that conductor from the anode toward the cathode.