/I honestly am not qualified to parse the linguistics of this. I will note that the definitions I used, never talked about electrons in regard to the electrodes; it talks about cation and anions. Not the same thing. THe definitions of cathode and anode are related to cations and anions - electrochemical terms../ I disagree. I think cations and anions get their names from the electrodes they are attracted toward when a cell is discharging.
/In the external circuit electrons are moving, between the electrodes it is ions./ Agree. That is what I said. /Chemically there is a charge imbalance that is created or relieved by electrons at the terminals of the conductors. When there is no imbalance the lithium ions reside in the positive electrodes, intercalated in the the lithium metal oxide (or phosphate with LFP), this is a stable state even when the terminals are connected./ The lithium is not charged, they are neutral atoms intercalated in the lattice. /If you create an imbalance, in other words a potential difference, at the terminals the ions will be attracted to and intercalate in the graphite negative electrode./ Depends on the polarity of the applied potential, but I assume you meant graphite negative relative to the electrode with the lithium compound. I think there is nothing more to be gained here. We both have some understanding of how the cells work. The confusion over anode/cathode, positive/negative comes from whether there is an external power source connected to the cell or not, or as you stated it, whether the cell is consuming energy or supplying energy. That's what I thought I explained in the previous post. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Cold-Charging-Lithium-Experiences-tp4667675p4674000.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
