Inquiry in Action! (Individual): In this activity, answer the questions to be able to apply it in such scenario. In one episode of the TV sitcom, Gilligan's Island, the “professor" constructed voltaic cells to use as substitutes for their radio's dead batteries. Which scraps of metal from their damaged boat, the Minnow, could best be used to create a 1.5 V voltaic cell? Explain further to support your answer (Assume that coconuts make great beakers, and that seawater is a terrific electrolyte!) Metal/Metal ion lead/lead (II) (fishing weights) iron/iron (II) (the anchor) silver/silver(I) (Mrs. Howell's brooch) aluminum/aluminum(III) (the boat's flagpole) E -0.126 -0.44 -0.799 -1.677

Inquiry in Action! (Individual): In this activity, answer the questions to be able to apply it in such scenario. In one episode of the TV sitcom, Gilligan's Island, the “professor" constructed voltaic cells to use as substitutes for their radio's dead batteries. Which scraps of metal from their damaged boat, the Minnow, could best be used to create a 1.5 V voltaic cell? Explain further to support your answer (Assume that coconuts make great beakers, and that seawater is a terrific electrolyte!) Metal/Metal ion lead/lead (II) (fishing weights) iron/iron (II) (the anchor) silver/silver(I) (Mrs. Howell's brooch) aluminum/aluminum(III) (the boat's flagpole) E -0.126 -0.44 -0.799 -1.677

Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Define and explain the differences between the following terms. a. law and theory b. theory and...

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