For the nickellead battery of Practice Problem 10.18, (a) What is the oxidizing agent? (b) What is

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For the nickel–lead battery of Practice Problem 10.18,

(a) What is the oxidizing agent?

(b) What is the reducing agent?

(c) Which electrode gets larger over time?

(d) Which electrode is eaten away over time?


Data from Problem 10.18

Construct a battery in which the redox reaction is:

Ni + Pb+  Ni+ + Pb

To answer, draw a battery, label which way the electrons flow, and label cathode, +, and anode, –.

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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