A+2 + B ---> B+2 + A
we don't factor in the 2e- because they cancel each other out right?
so it would be:
Zn+2 +2e- ----> Zn
Cu----> Cu+2 + 2e-
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Zn+2 + Cu----> Cu+2 + Zn
Right?
The problem
http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/animations/CuZncell.html
After veiwing the animation found at the website above answer these questions:
Is there an electron transfer between species?
Which species is losing electrons
Which species...