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Offline Adamdiagne

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Solution in half cells
« on: June 25, 2013, 12:34:35 PM »
why are half cells made by putting a strip of metal into a solution of ions of the SAME metal?

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Re: Solution in half cells
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2013, 01:54:10 PM »
What would happen if you used ions of a different metal?

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