onsider the corrosion of copper at 30°C using the overall reaction: Cu(s) + 0.5 O2(g) + 2 H3O+(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 3 H2O(l) If the partial pressure of oxygen is 0.88 bar, and the concentration of Cu2+(aq) is 5.1 M, at what pH does the reaction become spontaneous?

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Please do this correctly neat and clean...(posting it second time) Consider the corrosion of copper at 30°C using the overall reaction: Cu(s) + 0.5 O2(g) + 2 H3O+(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 3 H2O(l) If the partial pressure of oxygen is 0.88 bar, and the concentration of Cu2+(aq) is 5.1 M, at what pH does the reaction become spontaneous?
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