Chemistry
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Chapter 18, Problem 1ALQ
Sketch a galvanic cell, and explain how it works. Look at Figs. 17-1 and 17-2. Explain what is occurring in each container and why the cell in Fig. 17-2 “works” but the one in Fig. 17-1 does not.
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