When a clean iron nail is placed in an aqueous solution of

Chapter 22, Problem 40P

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Problem 40P

When a clean iron nail is placed in an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate, the nail becomes coated with a brownish black material.

(a) What is the material coating the iron?

(b) What are the oxidizing and reducing agents?

(c) Can this reaction be made into a voltaic cell?

(d) Write the balanced equation for the reaction.

(e) Calculate E°cell for the process.

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