Why does a voltaic cell's operating voltage differ from the predicted voltage?

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State two reasons for the difference between the predicted voltage and the operating voltage of a voltaic cell.
 
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Sorry, but nevermind

Read the previous page and it said the standard conditions for the reduction potential are:
25 degrees celsius
1M solution
1atm pressure

So obviously 2 of those result in the difference