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A student measures the current in a galvanic cell with a standard potential of 1.10 V, using a Zinc electrode and a Copper electrode. The student recorded the current as 0.50 A. What is the rate of the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell?

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To determine the rate of the electrochemical reaction, we need to consider the stoichiometry of the reaction and the number of electrons transferred in the reaction. The balanced redox reaction between Zinc and Copper in a galvanic cell is:Zn s  + Cu aq   Zn aq  + Cu s In this reaction, Zinc loses 2 electrons  oxidation  and Copper gains 2 electrons  reduction . The number of electrons transferred, n, is 2.Now, we can use Faraday's law of electrolysis to determine the rate of the reaction:rate =  current * time  /  n * Faraday's constant where current is given as 0.50 A, n is 2, and Faraday's constant is approximately 96485 C/mol  coulombs per mole of electrons .Since we want to find the rate of the reaction, we can consider the reaction occurring for 1 second  time = 1 s  to find the rate in moles per second:rate =  0.50 A * 1 s  /  2 * 96485 C/mol rate = 0.50 C /  2 * 96485 C/mol rate  2.59  10 mol/sSo, the rate of the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell is approximately 2.59  10 moles per second.

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