s all melt at temperatures lower than their salts. ローロ B 21 (1) → 1, (3) + 2e ? Mg*(1) + 21¯(4) → Mg(!) + I, (g)

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Suppose a powerful battery is connected between a pair of inert graphite electrodes dipped into a pot of molten magnesium
iodide (MgI,) (see sketch at right).
7°
The battery makes a current of electrons flow in the directions shown by the arrows in the sketch.
Note: Group 1A and Group 2A metals all melt at temperatures lower than their salts.
A
В
O A
Which electrode is the cathode?
O B
Write a balanced equation for
the half-reaction that takes
21 (1) - I, (g) + 2e
place at electrode A.
Write a balanced equation for
the overall reaction.
Mg*(1) + 21 (1) → Mg(!) + I, (3)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a powerful battery is connected between a pair of inert graphite electrodes dipped into a pot of molten magnesium iodide (MgI,) (see sketch at right). 7° The battery makes a current of electrons flow in the directions shown by the arrows in the sketch. Note: Group 1A and Group 2A metals all melt at temperatures lower than their salts. A В O A Which electrode is the cathode? O B Write a balanced equation for the half-reaction that takes 21 (1) - I, (g) + 2e place at electrode A. Write a balanced equation for the overall reaction. Mg*(1) + 21 (1) → Mg(!) + I, (3)
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