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(c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Voltaic Cells  Produce electrical current using a spontaneous redox reaction  Used to make batteries!batteries  Materials.

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1 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Voltaic Cells  Produce electrical current using a spontaneous redox reaction  Used to make batteries!batteries  Materials needed: two beakers, piece of the oxidized metal (anode, - electrode), solution of the oxidized metal, piece of the reduced metal (cathode, + electrode), solution of the reduced metal, porous material (salt bridge), solution of a salt that does not contain either metal in the reaction, wire and a load to make use of the generated current!  Use Reference Table J to determine the metals to use Higher = (-) anodeLower = (+) cathode

2 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Making Voltaic Cells Create Your Own Cell!!!! More Info!!!

3 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten How It Works  The Zn 0 anode loses 2 e -, which go up the wire and through the load. The Zn 0 electrode gets smaller as the Zn 0 becomes Zn +2 and dissolves into solution. The e - go into the Cu 0, where they sit on the outside surface of the Cu 0 cathode and wait for Cu +2 from the solution to come over so that the e - can jump on to the Cu +2 and reduce it to Cu 0. The size of the Cu 0 electrode increases. The negative ions in solution go over the salt bridge to the anode side to complete the circuit. Since Zn is listed above Cu, Zn 0 will be oxidized when it reacts with Cu +2. The reaction: Zn + CuSO 4  ZnSO 4 + Cu

4 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten You Start At The Anode

5 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Make Your Own Cell!!!

6 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Electrolytic Cells  Use electricity to force a nonspontaneous redox reaction to take place.  Uses for Electrolytic Cells: Decomposition of Alkali Metal Compounds Decomposition of Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen Decomposition of Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen Electroplating  Differences between Voltaic and Electrolytic Cells: ANODE: Voltaic (-) Electrolytic (+) CATHODE: Voltaic (+) Electrolytic (-) Voltaic: 2 half-cells, a salt bridge and a load Electrolytic: 1 cell, no salt bridge, IS the load

7 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Decomposing Alkali Metal Compounds 2 NaCl  2 Na + Cl 2 The Na +1 is reduced at the (-) cathode, picking up an e - from the battery The Cl -1 is oxidized at the (+) anode, the e - being pulled off by the battery (DC)

8 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Decomposing Water 2 H 2 O  2 H 2 + O 2 The H + is reduced at the (-) cathode, yielding H 2 (g), which is trapped in the tube. The O -2 is oxidized at the (+) anode, yielding O 2 (g), which is trapped in the tube.

9 (c) 2006, Mark Rosengarten Electroplating The Ag 0 is oxidized to Ag +1 when the (+) end of the battery strips its electrons off. The Ag +1 migrates through the solution towards the (-) charged cathode (ring), where it picks up an electron from the battery and forms Ag 0, which coats on to the ring.


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