14-6. A cell was prepared by dipping a Cu wire and a saturated calomel electrode into 0.10 M CUSO4 solution. The Cu wire was attached to the positive terminal of a potentiometer and the calomel electrode was attached to the negative terminal. (a) Write a half-reaction for the Cu electrode. (b) Write the Nernst equation for the Cu electrode. (c) Calculate the cell voltage.

14-6. A cell was prepared by dipping a Cu wire and a saturated calomel electrode into 0.10 M CUSO4 solution. The Cu wire was attached to the positive terminal of a potentiometer and the calomel electrode was attached to the negative terminal. (a) Write a half-reaction for the Cu electrode. (b) Write the Nernst equation for the Cu electrode. (c) Calculate the cell voltage.

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