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Transcribed Image Text:2. Consider a galvanic cell based on the following reaction:
Al** (aq) + Mg(s)
→
Al(s) + Mg* (ag)
The half-reactions are:
Al³* + 3e
→Al
E° = -1.66 V (1)
%3D
2+
Mg*+ 2e
→Mg
E° = -2.37 V (2)
Give the balanced cell reaction and calculate E° for the cell.
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