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In Physical Chemistry / Galvanic cells, the anode is defined to be the location where the oxidation reaction occurs, and the cathode is where the reduction reaction takes place. It has nothing to do with cations/anions since cations can be generated by both chemistries.

This was the source of much confusion in biochem (electrophoresis) for many students because negative charges migrate to the anode.



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