An electrochemical cell consists of a left compartment with a zinc electrode in contact with 1.0 mol/L Zn(NO3)2 and a right compartment with a silver electrode in contact with 1.0 mol/L  AgNO3. The standard reduction potentials are Ag+   +   e-   -->   Ag                 Eº = 0.80V Zn2+   +   2e-   -->   Zn               Eº = -0.76V When this cell is allowed to operate at 25°C, which of the following statements is true?     electrons will flow from right to left through the wire     Zn2+  ions will be reduced to Zn metal     the concentration of Ag+  ions in right compartment will increase     the silver electrode will be the cathode     the standard cell potential for

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An electrochemical cell consists of a left compartment with a zinc electrode in contact with 1.0 mol/L Zn(NO3)2 and a right compartment with a silver electrode in contact with 1.0 mol/L  AgNO3. The standard reduction potentials are

Ag+   +   e-   -->   Ag                 Eº = 0.80V

Zn2+   +   2e-   -->   Zn               Eº = -0.76V

When this cell is allowed to operate at 25°C, which of the following statements is true?

   

electrons will flow from right to left through the wire

   

Zn2+  ions will be reduced to Zn metal

   

the concentration of Ag+  ions in right compartment will increase

   

the silver electrode will be the cathode

   

the standard cell potential for this cell is 0.04 V

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