
Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9780073511184
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.2VC
What causes the change in the potential of the galvanic cell in Figure 18.1 as the cell operates?
(a) Changes in the sizes of the zinc and copper electrodes.
(b) Changes in the concentrations of zinc and copper ions.
(c) Changes in the volumes of solutions in the half-cells.
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