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The following are the real-world applications of electrochemistry - military applications such as thermal batteries, digital watches, hearing aids, digital cameras, electrical appliances such as cellphones, and torches.

It depends on students. Though it is not a tough chapter to study but for students who have misconceptions and those who struggle with visualization can find it challenging. 

There are two types of electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic or Voltaic cells. The electrolytic cells need an external source such as AC power source or DC battery and it involve non-spontaneous reactions. The galvanic cells gets its energy from redox reactions which is spontaneous.

Redox reactions is the basic principle of the electrochemistry. The redox reactions is the process where electrons are transferred between substances. In this process chemical energy gets converted into electrical energy and vice versa.

In simple words, the study of relationship between electrical energy and chemical reactions is called the Electrochemistry. The concept comprises how chemical reactions can create electrical energy and how electrical energy can generate chemical changes.

There are two types of electricity - static and current. The current electricity is divided into Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC). Based on the production methods, electricity is divided into - heat, chemical, pressure, light and magnetism.

There are four types of power supply - switch-mode power supplies, linear power supplies, linear power supplies, and programmable power supplies

According to this law, at any point, magnetic field due to a tiny current element is directly proportional to the current element length.

Tesla (T) is the SI unit of magnetic field. Tesla is named after Nikola Tesla.

The different types of magnetism are - Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, and Ferromagnetism.