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Author: Timberlake
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Chapter 15.3, Problem 34PP
The following half-reaction takes place in a mercury battery used in hearing aids:
a. Is the half-reaction an oxidation or a reduction?
b. What substance is oxidized or reduced?
c. At which electrode would this half-reaction occur?
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Ch. 15.1 - Identify each of the following as an oxidation or...Ch. 15.1 - Identify each of the following as an oxidation or...Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 3PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 4PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 5PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 6PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 7PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 8PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 9PPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 10PP
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