I understand that the cathode is the one being reduced and the anode is being oxidized. If something is being reduced it is gaining electrons and therefore should be getting a more negative charge, right? But it said in my book that the cathode has a slight positive charge and the anode has a slight negative charge....why is that? Is it because the cathode attracts cations which are positive in charge and ends up having a slightly positive charge? and that the anode attracts anions and those are which cause it to have negative charge? I'm not very clear on this, can someone please explain? Thank you
Answer:
The slight positive and negative charges refer to the initial stage of the setup. The electrons flow from the anode to the cathode, so on the anode there are a lot of electrons, which gives it a slightly negative charge, and on the cathode there aren't many electrons, which gives it a slightly positive charge.
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