Voltaic Cell Worksheet
Grade 12 Chemistry worksheet covering the principles and components of a voltaic cell.
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Voltaic Cell Fundamentals
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Show all work for calculations.
1. What is the primary function of a salt bridge in a voltaic cell?
2. Differentiate between an anode and a cathode in an electrochemical cell.
3. In a voltaic cell, electrons flow from the:
Anode to the cathode
Cathode to the anode
Salt bridge to the anode
Salt bridge to the cathode
4. Which of the following processes occurs at the anode of a voltaic cell?
Reduction
Oxidation
Neutralization
Precipitation
5. A voltaic cell converts energy into energy.
6. The electrode where reduction occurs is called the .
7. Analyze the voltaic cell diagram below and answer the questions that follow.
a) Identify the anode and cathode in the diagram.
b) Write the half-reactions occurring at each electrode.
c) Indicate the direction of electron flow.
8. A voltaic cell requires an external power source to operate.
True
False