Chemical decomposition or breakdown caused by passing electrical current through a substance; electrolysis.
From galvano- plus -lysis (from Greek lysis, breaking/loosening). This term describes breaking chemical bonds using electricity.
Galvanolysis is how we split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity, and how we purify metals and make aluminum—basically electricity doing the work that heat used to do!
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