a) Diagram and label the voltaic cell with the highest potential that could be made using the following materials: solid Cu, Fe, and Zn; and solutions of copper(II) chloride, iron(II) chloride and zinc chloride.  Write out the balanced equation and determine the Eocell.     If you began with 1.200 g of the metal you chose for part (a) and the battery was running at 1.50 A, how may minutes would it take for half of the metal to react, assuming that there is an excess of all other components?

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  • a) Diagram and label the voltaic cell with the highest potential that could be made using the following materials: solid Cu, Fe, and Zn; and solutions of copper(II) chloride, iron(II) chloride and zinc chloride.  Write out the balanced equation and determine the Eocell.

 

 

  1. If you began with 1.200 g of the metal you chose for part (a) and the battery was running at 1.50 A, how may minutes would it take for half of the metal to react, assuming that there is an excess of all other components?
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