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Electrochemistry Dictionary - U
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Ultracapacitor: See electrochemical
capacitor.
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Ultramicroelectrode: A very small electrode,
with dimensions not larger than few tens of a micrometer, and occasionally with
dimensions of a fraction of a micrometer.
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Uncompensated IR drop: The part of the
solution IR drop that is not automatically compensated for by the electronic
control instrumentation.
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Uncompensated (solution) resistance:
See uncompensated ir drop.
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Underpotential deposition: The electrodeposition
of a metal on a foreign metal at potentials less negative than the equilibrium
potential of the deposition reaction. Such a process is energetically unfavorable
and it can occur only because of a strong interaction between the two metals,
with their interaction energy changing the overall energetics to favorable.
Consequently, only one (very seldom two) monolayer can be deposited this way,
and this is a very convenient way to produce well-controlled monolayer deposits.
Abbreviated as "UPD."
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Uninterruptible power supply (UPS):
A power system which maintains current flow without even a momentary break,
in the event of mains or generator failure.
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Unpolarizable electrode: See non-polarizable
electrode.
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UPD: Stands for underpotential deposition.
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