Student Solutions Manual For Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.3VC
Why does the color of the blue solution in the galvanic cell (Figure 18.1) fade as the cell operates?
(a) Blue Cu2+ ions are replaced by colorless Zn2+ ions solution.
(b) Blue Cu2+ ions are removed from solution by reduction.
(c) Blue Cu2+ ions are removed from solution by oxidation.
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