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Questions That Can Be Asked On Voltaic Cells
1. Question: Which element is the anode?
Answer: The more active metal, which is the element higher on
Reffy, Table J.
2. Question: What did the anode become?
Answer: Part of the anode turned into ionic solution.
3. Question: Which element is the cathode?
Answer: The less active metal, which is the element lower down on Reffy, Table J. -OR- The cathode is the ion in the solution.
4.Question: What was the direction of the flow of electrons? Answer: The electrons flow from the anode to the cathode.
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