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In a electrolyte cell the anode is the positive electrode or negative electrode I keep on forgetting

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The anode is usually the negative electrode. It is similar to when we say that an anion is an ion with a negative charge.

Nevertheless, in an electrolytic cell, it's the other way around, it means that this time, the anode will be the positive electrode.

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