Galvanic (Voltai) and Elecrolytic Cells

Practice Questions

AP Chemistry › Galvanic (Voltai) and Elecrolytic Cells

Questions

The following galvanic cell is created:

$2Au^{3+} + 3Cu \rightarrow 3Cu^{2+} + 2Au$ $E^{\circ} = 1.16V$

Which of the following takes place at the cathode?

Consider the following reaction in a galvanic cell:

$Zn + Cu^{2+} \rightarrow Zn^{2+} + Cu$

Which of the following takes place at the anode?

Consider the following electrolytic cell:

$Ni + Fe^{2+} \rightarrow Ni^{2+} + Fe$ $E^{\circ} = -0.21V$

What happens at the anode in the electrolytic cell?

Toward which pole do the electrons travel in an electrolytic cell?

What is true about the current flow in a galvanic cell?

Toward which pole do electrons travel in a galvanic cell?

Which of the following differences between galvanic cells and electrolytic cells is false?