if i have a galvanic cell connected to a lightbulb, (say that gold is being reduced at the cathode and chloride is being oxidized at the anode), when will the lightbulb burn out?
i thought one reason could be that the gold ions would be used up and if there was nothing let to reduce, the flow of electrons would stop, but the answer was when the reaction reaches equilibrium. when does this reaction ever reach equilibrium? i thought that the standard reduction potential is intrinsic regardless of the concentration so that there will always be an electromotive force Unless either the anode runs out, the cathode runs out, or the salt bridge runs out. thanks for your help.