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Calculate the standard electrode potential for the redox reaction between copper and silver ions, given the following half-equations:Cu2+(aq) + 2e- → Cu(s)    E° = +0.34 VAg+(aq) + e- → Ag(s)      E° = +0.80 V

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To calculate the standard electrode potential for the redox reaction between copper and silver ions, we first need to identify the oxidation and reduction half-reactions. In this case, copper is being reduced  gaining electrons  and silver is being oxidized  losing electrons . The balanced redox reaction is:Cu2+ aq  + 2Ag s   Cu s  + 2Ag+ aq Now, we can use the given standard electrode potentials  E  for each half-reaction to find the overall standard electrode potential for the redox reaction. The formula to calculate the standard electrode potential is:E cell  = E reduction  - E oxidation In this case, the reduction half-reaction is for copper, and the oxidation half-reaction is for silver. Plugging in the given values:E cell  =  +0.34 V  -  +0.80 V E cell  = -0.46 VThe standard electrode potential for the redox reaction between copper and silver ions is -0.46 V.

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