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What is an anode?

What is an anode? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.
  2. (chemistry) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
  3. (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
  4. (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
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The visible component of a coronal glow discharge occurs above the anode, often in layers.
Meanwhile, copper atoms in the positive anode give up electrons and dissolve into the electrolyte solution as copper ions.
However, the sodium channel inactivation gates are open in the hyperpolarized virtual anode region, causing the tissue to be excitable.
Current can only flow from the anode to the cathode, but not the other direction.
When the proper voltage is applied across the cathode and anode of the emitters, they release electrons toward a phosphor spot.
In chemistry the most common use of the term anode occurs in electrochemistry.

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