INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY-CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 14, Problem 86QP
Interpretation Introduction
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The change occurring in the ions of the salt bridge during the course of reaction is to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Metals are arranged on the basis of their reactivity in a series, which is known as the activity series.
The metals with a larger negative value of the reduction potential has the highest activity and it decreases on moving down in the activity series.
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