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Following reactions are taking place in a Galvanic cell, ZnZn2++2e;Ag++eAg
Which of the given representations is the correct method of depicting the cell?

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Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Ag+(aq)|Ag(s)
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Zn2+|Zn||Ag|Ag+
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Zn(aq)|Zn2+(s)||Ag+(s)|Ag(aq)
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Zn(s)|Ag+(aq)||Zn2+(aq)|Ag(s)
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Solution

The correct option is B Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Ag+(aq)|Ag(s)
The representation of the Galvanic cell is done as Oxidation(left part)||Reduction(right part). Aqueous elements have to be near the salt bridge in the representation. One has remembered that in an electrochemical cell reduction occurs at cathode and oxidation occurs at the anode. Here in this question option A satisfies the representation rules and is the correct answer.

Zn+2Ag+Zn2++2Ag can be represented as

Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Ag+(aq)|Ag(s).

hence option (A) is correct.

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