Alternating voltage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000457",
  "term": "Alternating voltage",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An electrical potential difference that periodically reverses its polarity, causing an alternating current to flow in a circuit. The magnitude of an alternating voltage also varies continuously over time, commonly in a sinusoidal pattern. In electrochemistry, alternating voltages are applied to electrodes to probe electrochemical reactions and determine kinetic parameters.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "amplitude of alternating voltage",
    "periodic voltage"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1505 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/alternating-voltage/"
}