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The table below gives reduction potentials obtained when the half – cells for each of the metals represented by letters,V,W,X, Y and Z were connected...

      

The table below gives reduction potentials obtained when the half – cells for each of the metals represented by letters,V,W,X, Y and Z were connected to a copper half – cell as the reference electrode.
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(a) What is metal X likely to be? Give a reason.
(b) Which of the metals cannot be displaced from the solution of its salt by any other metals in the Table? Give a reason.

  

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sharon
(a) Copper - It is assigned 0.00 electrode potential and is the reference electrode.
(b)V –L Because it has the most negative electrode potential. So its tendency to donate electrons is the highest (or it is most easily oxidized) it is the most reactive.
sharon kalunda answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 08:44


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