25 of 48 If there is a single aqueous reactant for a voltaic cell, a concentration cell can be made from it it won't work without a second reactant there is no way voltage can be generated there can't be any free energy

25 of 48 If there is a single aqueous reactant for a voltaic cell, a concentration cell can be made from it it won't work without a second reactant there is no way voltage can be generated there can't be any free energy

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If there is a single aqueous reactant for a voltaic cell,
a concentration cell can be made from it
it won't work without a second reactant
there is no way voltage can be generated
there can't be any free energy

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