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Describe the structure and function of the common dry cell.

Chemistry for Engineering Students

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337398909

Author:Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

Publisher:Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

Chapter13: Electrochemistry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3CO: • write and balance half-reactions for simple redox processes.

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