Sketch the cell, labeling the anode and cathode and indicating the corresponding electrode reactions. Show the direction of electron flow in the external circuit and the direction of cation movement in the half-cells.

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Sketch the cell, labeling the anode and cathode and indicating the corresponding
electrode reactions. Show the direction of electron flow in the external circuit and the
direction of cation movement in the half-cells.

Sketch the cell, labeling the anode and cathode and indicating the corresponding
electrode reactions. Show the direction of electron flow in the external circuit and the
direction of cation movement in the half-cells.
a. A voltaic cell consists of a silver-silver ion half-cell and a nickel-nickel (II) ion half-
cell. Silver ion is reduced during operation of the cell.
Transcribed Image Text:Sketch the cell, labeling the anode and cathode and indicating the corresponding electrode reactions. Show the direction of electron flow in the external circuit and the direction of cation movement in the half-cells. a. A voltaic cell consists of a silver-silver ion half-cell and a nickel-nickel (II) ion half- cell. Silver ion is reduced during operation of the cell.
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