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Question 10
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An electrochemical researcher is testing different combinations of metal electrodes in a simple chemical cell containing a dilute sulfuric acid electrolyte.

The list below shows the metals available to the researcher, arranged in order of their chemical reactivity:

  • Aluminium (most reactive)
  • Iron
  • Tin
  • Silver (least reactive)
a.

Which two metal electrodes from this list should the researcher select to construct a cell that produces the highest voltage?

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b.

State the reason for your choice of metals in part (a).

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c.

The researcher first measures the voltage of a cell using iron and silver electrodes. If they then substitute the iron electrode with an aluminium electrode, describe and explain the change in the measured voltage.

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