A chemist assembles the following electrochemical cell. One side of the cell contains a zinc electrode immersed in aqueous zinc nitrate solution. The other side of the cell contains an iron electrode immersed in aqueous iron(II) nitrate solution. In this reaction, zinc is the anode and iron is the cathode. Write equations showing the half-reactions that take place at each electrode. Include phase symbols. Na+ NO3 Salt bridge Zn Fe aq. Zn(NO3)2 aq. Fe(NO3)2 anode half-reaction: cathode half-reaction:

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A chemist assembles the following electrochemical cell. One side of the cell contains a zinc electrode immersed in aqueous zinc
nitrate solution. The other side of the cell contains an iron electrode immersed in aqueous iron(II) nitrate solution. In this
reaction, zinc is the anode and iron is the cathode. Write equations showing the half-reactions that take place at each electrode.
Include phase symbols.
Na+
NO3
Salt bridge
Zn
Fe
aq. Zn(NO3)2
aq. Fe(NO3)2
anode half-reaction:
cathode half-reaction:
Transcribed Image Text:A chemist assembles the following electrochemical cell. One side of the cell contains a zinc electrode immersed in aqueous zinc nitrate solution. The other side of the cell contains an iron electrode immersed in aqueous iron(II) nitrate solution. In this reaction, zinc is the anode and iron is the cathode. Write equations showing the half-reactions that take place at each electrode. Include phase symbols. Na+ NO3 Salt bridge Zn Fe aq. Zn(NO3)2 aq. Fe(NO3)2 anode half-reaction: cathode half-reaction:
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