salt bridge

salt bridge
1. an inverted-U–shaped tube filled with a gel, usually composed of agar, water, and potassium chloride, used to separate two chemically incompatible solutions in an electrochemical cell. 2. a chemical bond between a nitrogen atom, carrying a positive charge, and an oxygen atom, carrying a negative charge.

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