Consider an Electrochemical Cell Constructed from the Following Half Cells

question 15

Multiple Choice

Consider an electrochemical cell constructed from the following half cells, linked by a KCl salt bridge.
- a Fe electrode in 1.0 M FeCl₂ solution
- a Sn electrode in 1.0 M Sn(NO₃) ₂ solution
When the cell is running spontaneously, which choice includes only true statements and no false ones

• A) The tin electrode loses mass and the tin electrode is the cathode.
• B) The tin electrode gains mass and the tin electrode is the cathode.
• C) The iron electrode gains mass and the iron electrode is the anode.
• D) The iron electrode loses mass and the iron electrode is the cathode.
• E) The iron electrode gains mass and the iron electrode is the cathode.

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Contribution Margin

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