A galvanic cell is prepared with tin and silver electrodes in contact with 0.5 M of Sn(NO3)2 (aq) and 2.0 M of AgNO3 (aq), respectively, at 25°C. The set up with X and Y labels is shown below.   The standard reduction potentials for silver and tin are:   Ag+ + e– → Ag E° = +0.80 V   Sn2+ + 2e– → Sn E° = –0.13 V   a. Electrode X is ["tin", "silver"] and it serves as the ["cathode", "anode"] .   Electrode Y is ["tin", "silver"] and it serves as the ["cathode", "anode"] .   b. Determine the potential of this galvanic cell.

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A galvanic cell is prepared with tin and silver electrodes in contact with 0.5 M of Sn(NO3)2 (aq) and 2.0 M of AgNO3 (aq), respectively, at 25°C. The set up with X and Y labels is shown below.

 

The standard reduction potentials for silver and tin are:

 

Ag+ + e– → Ag E° = +0.80 V

 

Sn2+ + 2e– → Sn E° = –0.13 V

 

a. Electrode X is ["tin", "silver"] and it serves as the ["cathode", "anode"] .

 

Electrode Y is ["tin", "silver"] and it serves as the ["cathode", "anode"] .

 

b. Determine the potential of this galvanic cell.

 

(Give your answer to 3 significant figures, in unit of V.)

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