Why is a wire used to connect the electrodes in an electrochemical cell?

Question:

Electrochemistry:

In Chemistry, electrochemistry is the study of chemical reactions which:

• Implies the change in the oxidation state of the involved compounds,
• In the above system, one compound gains electrons while another one losses them,
• This means that there is an interchanging of electrons,
• In setting an electrochemical system, one can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.

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