Galvanic Cells and Electrolytic Cells

Zinc-copper galvanic cell and bulb at left, graphite electrodes electrolyzing CuCl₂ on DC at right; blue for electrons, orange for ions. Swap in your lesson topic.

Chemistry teaching diagram comparing galvanic and electrolytic cells: left and right setups in light-gray panels with electron and ion arrows.
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High-school chemistry teaching diagram: galvanic vs electrolytic cell side by side, marking electrons in the external circuit and ions migrating in solution.

Electron arrows in purple

The electron arrows change from blue to purple; the ion and equation colors are unchanged.

Design it
Make a 4:3 landscape high-school chemistry diagram comparing how electrons and ions move in a galvanic cell versus an electrolytic cell. On the left, draw a zinc-copper galvanic cell with a light bulb; on the right, graphite electrodes electrolyzing copper chloride connected to a DC power source. Mark the electrodes, electrolytes, and where oxidation and reduction occur, plus electrons traveling the external circuit and ions migrating through the solution.

Warm white background with near-black line art; use light-gray panels only to build the left-right comparison. Blue for electron arrows, orange for ion migration and key reaction equations. Equal-size setups with level liquid surfaces, symbols and labels hugging their parts, like an edited textbook comparison figure.
Bulb to ammeter

The bulb on the galvanic cell becomes an ammeter; the right setup is unchanged.

Design it
Make a 4:3 landscape high-school chemistry diagram comparing how electrons and ions move in a galvanic cell versus an electrolytic cell. On the left, draw a zinc-copper galvanic cell with a light bulb; on the right, graphite electrodes electrolyzing copper chloride connected to a DC power source. Mark the electrodes, electrolytes, and where oxidation and reduction occur, plus electrons traveling the external circuit and ions migrating through the solution.

Warm white background with near-black line art; use light-gray panels only to build the left-right comparison. Blue for electron arrows, orange for ion migration and key reaction equations. Equal-size setups with level liquid surfaces, symbols and labels hugging their parts, like an edited textbook comparison figure.
Copper sulfate electrolyte

The electrolyte on the right changes from copper chloride to copper sulfate; all other labels are unchanged.

Design it
Make a 4:3 landscape high-school chemistry diagram comparing how electrons and ions move in a galvanic cell versus an electrolytic cell. On the left, draw a zinc-copper galvanic cell with a light bulb; on the right, graphite electrodes electrolyzing copper chloride connected to a DC power source. Mark the electrodes, electrolytes, and where oxidation and reduction occur, plus electrons traveling the external circuit and ions migrating through the solution.

Warm white background with near-black line art; use light-gray panels only to build the left-right comparison. Blue for electron arrows, orange for ion migration and key reaction equations. Equal-size setups with level liquid surfaces, symbols and labels hugging their parts, like an edited textbook comparison figure.