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Transcribed Image Text:Given the following two half-reactions, determine which overall reaction is spontaneous, and
calculate its standard cell potential.
Cd2*(aq) + 2 e- Cd(s); E° = -0.403 V
Zn2"(aq) + 2 e-Zn(s); E° = -0.763 V
O A. Cd(s) + Zn2*(aq)
OB. Cd(s) + Zn(s)¯
OC. ca²*(aq) + Zn²*(aq)'
Cd2+(aq) + Zn(s); E° = -0.360 V
Cd2*(aq) + Zn²+(aq); E° = -1.166 V
PCd(s) + Zn(s); E° = +1.166 V
O D. Cd2+(aq) + Zn(s) cd(s) + Zn2*(aq); E° = +0.360 V
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