QUESTION 10 Which of the following terms best describes the electrochemical reaction as written below. 2+ Co (aq) + Mg(s) → Co (s) + Mg 2+ (aq) Standard Reduction Potentials Co 2+ (aq) + 2e → Co (s) -0.28 V 2+ Mg (aq) + 2 e→→ Mg (s) -2.37 V The reaction is spontaneous. The reaction is not spontaneous. The spontaneity cannot be determined.

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Which of the following terms best describes the electrochemical reaction as written below.
Co 2+ (aq) + Mg(s) → Co (s) + Mg
2+ (aq)
-
Standard Reduction Potentials
Co 2+ (aq) + 2 e→→ Co (s)
-0.28 V
2+
Mg (aq) + 2 e→ Mg(s)
-2.37 V
The reaction is spontaneous.
The reaction is not spontaneous.
The spontaneity cannot be determined.
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 10 Which of the following terms best describes the electrochemical reaction as written below. Co 2+ (aq) + Mg(s) → Co (s) + Mg 2+ (aq) - Standard Reduction Potentials Co 2+ (aq) + 2 e→→ Co (s) -0.28 V 2+ Mg (aq) + 2 e→ Mg(s) -2.37 V The reaction is spontaneous. The reaction is not spontaneous. The spontaneity cannot be determined.
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