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Physical Chemistry

write the cell representation of :

zn (s) + 2AgCl (s) -----> 2Ag ZnCl2

please explain i cant understand :((

Profile image of karan maheshwari
13 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
Zn(s)/Zn^{+2}(aq)\left | \right |Ag+(aq)/Ag(s)
Here oxidation is taking place in zinc atom and it is loosing two electron and this two electron is gained by silver ion(reduction) to from silver solid