A voltaic cell is constructed with two silver-silver chloride electrodes, where the half-reaction is AgCl(s) + e-  → Ag(s) + Cl-(aq) E° = +0.222 V The concentrations of chloride ion in the two compartments are 0.0111 M and 1.88 M, respectively. The cell emf is ________ V.

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A voltaic cell is constructed with two silver-silver chloride electrodes, where the half-reaction is

AgCl(s) + e-  → Ag(s) + Cl-(aq) E° = +0.222 V


The concentrations of chloride ion in the two compartments are 0.0111 M and 1.88 M, respectively. The cell emf is ________ V.

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