Redox from cell diagram

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Hannah_1G
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Redox from cell diagram

Postby Hannah_1G » Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:23 pm

In the cell diagram:

H and Cl look like they are both oxidized, how would I write the half redox reactions?

Hannah_1G
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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby Hannah_1G » Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:47 pm

Similarly with , how do I view the commas in the diagram to write out a half redox reaction?

Siddiq 1E
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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby Siddiq 1E » Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:47 pm

Usually the left most species are in the anode reaction and right most in the cathode.

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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby Rafsan Rana 1A » Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:27 pm

The commas are used just because they the two molecules are in the same phase, but other than that, the molecule is being reduced.

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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby Vuong_2F » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:51 am

the notation for cell diagrams is (anode) II (cathode), and I've heard some TAs say that on each side it should be written as reactant/product but in reality, there's kind of inconsistencies with the order in which they are written. so just assume that the species on the left are being oxidized and the species on the right are being reduced and write the equations using the species involved appropriately.

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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby Owen-Koetters-4I » Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:22 pm

the species on the left is oxidized and on the right is reduced

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Re: Redox from cell diagram

Postby BAlvarado_1L » Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:24 pm

the left of the double line is being oxidized while the right is being reduced (you can remember this because of the two r's)


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