Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry. It is the science of the reactions that can take place at the interface of an electronic conductor (the electrode, which can be a metal or a semiconductor including graphite) and an ionic conductor (the electrolyte).

If a chemical reaction is caused by an external voltage, or if a voltage is caused by a chemical reaction, as in a Battery (electricity), it is an electrochemical reaction. In general, electrochemistry deals with situations where an oxidation and a reduction reaction is separated in space.

ELECTROCHEMIST.com

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Electrochemistry software from $10 per year.

Manual: How to use this software? Help.
Polarography and Voltammetry: Theory.
Effect of over 30 factors: How do factors affect the peak current and potential?
What is Electrochemist.com (former polar, polarograph) ? It is virtual electrochemist who can analyze and simulate electrochemical experiments.
Features and Spec: What can it do?
Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2: for old version. The Display menu in the old version is renamed to the Plot menu in the new version.
Plots by software Electrochemist: how simulated curve fit to experimental data?
Survey: Do you want to have a chance to win the software?
Where to download it ?
Register with your software ID in the About submenu of the Help menu in the program.
How much does it cost? From $10 per function per year.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): e.g. How does it compare to competitors?
Questions? View and post messages into electrochemistry of Yahoo Groups.
Resources:

Software ELECTROCHEMIST.com (former Polar and Polarograph) is virtual electrochemist who can analyze and simulate electrochemical experiments. It simulates

analytically and digitally
voltammetry and chronoamperometry
on virtually any mechanism
in 4 models (finite and semi-infinite diffusions, convection and adsorption)
at over 10 electrode geometries (planar, spherical, semi-spherical, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, microdisc, thin film, and their rotating electrodes)
by virtually any waveform techniques (e.g. linear sweep, CV, DC, normal pulse, differential pulse, square wave, additive square wave, staircase voltammetries, user-defined or imported waveform chronoamperometry and voltammetry).

It also simulates the effects to change over 30 parameters, e.g. charge current, resistance, noise, preconcentration time and potential, convection, pH, the reactant and product numbers, etc. This software provides five ways to check accuracy of simulation. It calculates over 1000 types of theoretical peak values.

What did users say about it?

"I just installed Polar and successfully upgraded. I tried some and the performance is better than what I had expected. Fast and beautiful! This will be very helpful to our works."

Hiroaki Isago

RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, used software Polar for 30 students in third year Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Analysis classes with the course practice.

University of Melbourne used software Polar in chemistry course.

Journal of Physical Science Educational Review, 2002, Nov., 3(2), 26-27, reviewed "This program is excellent." at http://www.physsci.ltsn.ac.uk/Publications/Journal/journ3_2.pdf.
Comment: New version 5.1 added features of color, checking, etc that were lack in this review.

ZDNet Software Library  reviewed on Octber 2000. 
 
ZNet Downloads
Review Summary Report

Title Information
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   Title : Polar
   Version : 4.2

File Information
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   File ID : 177117
   Original File Name : polar42c.zip
   Host FileName : polarwin

Registration Information
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   Registration Type : Shareware
   Fee : $1 to $799 based on user

Review Information
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   Rating : ****

Review Text :
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   Polar analytically and digitally simulates voltammograms (polarograms) on
virtally any mechanisms at eight electrode geometries (planar, spherical,
semi-spherical, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, microdisc, thin film, and
rotating electrodes) in over five techniques (linear sweep and CV, DC,
normal pulse, differential pulse, and square wave voltammetries). Advanced
students of analytical chemistry will find these tools an exceptional aid to
understanding of the electro analytical processes. You select a mechanism
then see the graphs plotted immediately. Choose graphs of first integral or
differential to see principles applied. HTML help explains the capabilities
of the program as well as the underlying equations.

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Program Pros
   * Integral and differential graphing
   * HTML documentation explains concepts

ZDNet Software Library  reviewed on Mar 18 1999. 
 
Review Summary Report

Title Information
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   Title : Polar
   Version : 3.3

File Information
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   File ID : 115211
   Original File Name : POLAR33.ZIP
   Host FileName : polarwin

Registration Information
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   Registration Type : Shareware
   Fee : $1 to $799 based on user

Review Information
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   Rating : **

Review Text : 
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   Polar analytically and digitally simulates voltammograms (polarograms) 
on about 20 mechanisms at eight electrode geometries (planar, spherical, 
semi-spherical, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, microdisc, thin film, and 
rotating electrodes) in over five techniques (linear sweep and CV, DC, 
normal pulse, differential pulse, and square wave voltammetries). You 
select a mechanism then see the graphs plotted immediately. Choose 
graphs of first integral or differential to see principles applied. 

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Program Pros
   * Quick generation of graphs including differential and integral

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