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What electrode is more reactive copper or zinc?

Zinc


Describe the functioning of copper zinc electrochemical cell?

In a copper-zinc electrochemical cell, oxidation occurs at the zinc electrode, leading to the release of electrons and zinc ions. The electrons flow through the external circuit to the copper electrode, where reduction occurs, resulting in the deposition of copper metal. This flow of electrons creates an electric current that can be harnessed for various applications.


Why does zinc and copper create a higher voltage than copper and copper in a circuit?

It is very weird and I am gonna help. Zinc and copper create a higher voltage than copper and copper because zinc has a higher voltage than copper so copper plus zinc equals more than copper plus copper.


Why do zinc and copper work well together to generate energy?

Zinc and copper work well together in a galvanic cell because zinc readily loses electrons while copper readily gains electrons. This difference in reactivity leads to the flow of electrons from the zinc electrode to the copper electrode, creating an electrical current that can be harnessed as energy.


How do you use electrode in a sentence?

Inez used a zinc nail and copper penny as electrodes in her science project.


What will happen when electrolysis of dilute sodium chloride solution using copper and zinc electrode?

Usually hydrogen will evolve from the cathode and oxygen from the anode, but if zinc is the anode, it may dissolve to produce zinc ions in the solution either instead of or along with oxygen evolving.


If zinc electrode is dipped in zinc sulphate the electrode will become positive or negative?

if it is dipped the zinc electrode looses the electron in to the solution as zinc ions and it attains negative charge on th electrode and it absorb the positive ions in the solution.so w can see a bundle of positive ions just around the zinc electrode


What happen when zinc and copper in salt water?

When zinc and copper are placed in salt water, an electrolytic cell is formed. The zinc will undergo oxidation at the anode, releasing electrons into the circuit. These electrons flow to the copper electrode (cathode), where reduction occurs. This flow of electrons generates an electric current.


How does Daniell cell produce electricity?

In a Daniell cell, a chemical reaction occurs between zinc and copper in separate compartments connected by a salt bridge. The zinc undergoes oxidation, releasing electrons, which flow through an external circuit to the copper, where reduction occurs. This electron flow generates an electric current.


Why does hydrogen gas liberate at Cu electrode in Zn-Cu cell?

In a zinc-copper cell, zinc gives up electrons, forming the negative terminal of the cell, and the electrons flows as electric current through wires. When the electrons reach the other positive terminal, electrolysis of the electrolyte takes place at the positive terminal. Hydrogen ions and the cation of the electrolyte will be attracted to the positive Copper electrode. The hydrogen ions, being less reactive than the cation ions, will take up the electrons on the copper electrode, forming hydrogen gas.


Will a copper and a zinc electrode placed in an acid solution create a current?

yes, in fact they are used for a type of Voltaic battery.


Which combination of metals do you think will give the highest voltage copper and lead or zinc and lead?

The combination of zinc and lead will generate a higher voltage compared to copper and lead. This is because zinc is more electronegative than copper, leading to a greater difference in their electrode potentials and a higher voltage output.