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Offline Fmeub

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Weird electrochemical cell situation
« on: December 06, 2010, 06:23:08 AM »
Hi!

A first-year student had two carbon electrodes, a KNO3 saltbridge, one solution of ZnCl2, and another solution of CuSO4 on the other side. According to the student, there was a "precipitate" in the beaker with the CuSO4 solution.

Nevermind that the first-year doesn't have the faintest clue what he's doing. Let's hope his observation was correct. But what should happen given this scenario, and why?

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