Suppose you set up an electrochemical cell. In one beaker, you have a 1 M copper(I) ion solution with a copper metal electrode. You use an external wire to connect the co electrode to an aluminum electrode in another beaker with a 1 Maluminum ion solution. Then you add a salt bridge with sodium sulfate ions. All things are in place to have functional cell. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Nothing will happen until you add an external power source. O Without a power source, electrons will travel from the aluminum beaker to the copper beaker You can run this as a voltaic cell and get out a maximum of 2.00 V You can run this as an electrolytic cell only if you input a minimum of 2.00 V

Suppose you set up an electrochemical cell. In one beaker, you have a 1 M copper(I) ion solution with a copper metal electrode. You use an external wire to connect the co electrode to an aluminum electrode in another beaker with a 1 Maluminum ion solution. Then you add a salt bridge with sodium sulfate ions. All things are in place to have functional cell. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Nothing will happen until you add an external power source. O Without a power source, electrons will travel from the aluminum beaker to the copper beaker You can run this as a voltaic cell and get out a maximum of 2.00 V You can run this as an electrolytic cell only if you input a minimum of 2.00 V

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

9th Edition

ISBN:9781133949640

Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Chapter19: Principles Of Chemical Reactivity: Electron Transfer Reactions

Section: Chapter Questions

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