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Why is my battery of galvanic cells not enough to power a lamp rated for a lower voltage than the battery provides?
I made a series of 12 galvanic cells with saltwater as an electrolyte and zinc and copper as electrodes. It produces 8.8 V, but it can't even light a 2.5 V bulb (the bulb can be lit by a 1.5 V source)....
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Disproportionation of silver(I) in aqueous solution
Use the following equations to predict whether or not $\ce{Ag+}$ ions will disproportionate in solution:
$$
\begin{align}
\ce{Ag+(aq) + e- &-> Ag} &\qquad E^\circ = \pu{+0.80 V}\\
\ce{Ag^2+(...
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Does the concentration affect the voltage in electrochemistry?
For my electrochemistry lab I'm using $\pu{10 mL}$ of $\ce{ZnSO4}$ and $\pu{10 mL}$ of $\ce{CuSO4}$ solutions connected with a salt bridge. I connect $\ce{Zn}$ metal and $\ce{Cu}$ metal to a voltmeter ...
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AgI and AgCl reduction potentials
The reduction potential for $\ce{AgI}$ is $-0.15\ \mathrm{V}$ and for $\ce{AgCl}$ it’s $0.22\ \mathrm{V}$. As $nFE =-\Delta{G} = T\Delta{S} - \Delta{H}$ this must imply that $\ce{AgI}$ is a stronger ...
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