A galvanic cell is set up by making 1 M solutions of FeSO4 and ZnSO4, with an iron (Fe) electrode in the FeSO4 solution and a zinc (Zn) electrode in the ZnSO4 solution.   The half reactions that drive the galvanic cell are:    Fe2+ + 2e- → Fe      (at the cathode)               Zn  →  Zn2+ + 2e-    (at the anode) What happens to the cell voltage, ε0, while the cell runs?

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A galvanic cell is set up by making 1 M solutions of FeSO4 and ZnSO4, with an iron (Fe) electrode in the FeSO4 solution and a zinc (Zn) electrode in the ZnSO4 solution.   The half reactions that drive the galvanic cell are:

   Fe2+ + 2e- → Fe      (at the cathode)

              Zn  →  Zn2+ + 2e-    (at the anode)

What happens to the cell voltage, ε0, while the cell runs?

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