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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 12:25pm.

when a zinc strip is placed in a copper nitrate solution, the strip becomes coated with copper. write down the oxidation half-reaction for the reaction that takes place.

chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 12:31pm
Zn ==> Zn^+2 + 2e
chemistry - Yevgeniy, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 2:20pm
cathode: Cu^2+ + 2e = Cu
anode: Zn - 2e = Zn^2+
Zn + Cu(NO3)2 = Zn(NO3)2 + Cu
chemistry - Anonymous, Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:20am
Zn-zn'2+2e

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