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Step 1

For any reaction in electrochemistry from the value of standard reduction potential E⁰ for cell be easily calculated.

Step 2

Given equation is:

From using reduction potential values it can be seen that:

Now have to see. which element is getting reduce and which is getting oxidize. When magnesium cations being getting reduced to magnesium metal, thus negative value of standard reduction potential tells that reaction equilibrium lies to the left. Thus magnesium cations are more difficult to reduce than hydrogen cations.

So magnesium releases electrons more easily than hydrogen.

So reaction will be like:

Step 3

So E⁰_cell be calculated as:

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