Why is the cathode of a galvanic cell considered to be the positive electrode?

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Hello everyone today. We are being given the following problem. The negative electrode and a galvanic cell is the cathode. Is this statement true or false justify your answer. So when we have a wire we can either have a positive side or electrode or a negative side or an electrode. It's also important to note that on these two sides we have what is known as an and a cathode. So in an ode is where oxidation occurs. This is when we lose electrons, right. This is going to be where electrons are produced. So they're gonna be produced here and they travel to the cathode. And so since electrons are produced here and they're going away from it, it's going to be the negative electrode. So the anodes is going to be the negative electrode. And then we have what's known as a cathode and a catheter is where reduction occurs. So this is going to be where electrons are being received, electrons are going to be gained. And so we can say electrons are gained were consumed. And so since electrons are going to come from the anodes and go towards the cathode, this is going to be the site of the positive electrode. And so with that we can say that this statement is false and why? Because the cathode is the positive electrode due to electrons flowing towards the captain. And so with that we have answered the question overall, I hope this helped. And until next time