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    Construction of Daniel Cell

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    The document describes the construction and working of a Daniel cell. The cell consists of two half-cells, with a zinc electrode in zinc sulfate solution as the anode, and a copper electrode in copper sulfate solution as the cathode. The half-cells are connected by a salt bridge filled with a saturated electrolyte solution. Oxidation occurs at the zinc anode, releasing electrons that flow through the external circuit to the copper cathode. There, reduction occurs as copper ions gain electrons and deposit as copper metal. The overall reaction sees zinc oxidized and copper reduced.

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    Construction of Daniel Cell

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    The document describes the construction and working of a Daniel cell. The cell consists of two half-cells, with a zinc electrode in zinc sulfate solution as the anode, and a copper electrode in copper sulfate solution as the cathode. The half-cells are connected by a salt bridge filled with a saturated electrolyte solution. Oxidation occurs at the zinc anode, releasing electrons that flow through the external circuit to the copper cathode. There, reduction occurs as copper ions gain electrons and deposit as copper metal. The overall reaction sees zinc oxidized and copper reduced.

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    Galvanic Cell

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    The document describes the construction and working of a Daniel cell. The cell consists of two half-cells, with a zinc electrode in zinc sulfate solution as the anode, and a copper electrode in copper sulfate solution as the cathode. The half-cells are connected by a salt bridge filled with a saturated electrolyte solution. Oxidation occurs at the zinc anode, releasing electrons that flow through the external circuit to the copper cathode. There, reduction occurs as copper ions gain electrons and deposit as copper metal. The overall reaction sees zinc oxidized and copper reduced.

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    Construction of Daniel Cell

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    Javed hashim
    The document describes the construction and working of a Daniel cell. The cell consists of two half-cells, with a zinc electrode in zinc sulfate solution as the anode, and a copper electrode in copper sulfate solution as the cathode. The half-cells are connected by a salt bridge filled with a saturated electrolyte solution. Oxidation occurs at the zinc anode, releasing electrons that flow through the external circuit to the copper cathode. There, reduction occurs as copper ions gain electrons and deposit as copper metal. The overall reaction sees zinc oxidized and copper reduced.

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    Construction of Daniel

    Cell

    A Galvanic cell consists of two cells, each


    called as half-cell, connected electrically
    by a salt-bridge.
    The left half-cell consists of an electrode
    of zinc metal dipped in 1M solution of zinc
    sulphate. The right half-cell is copper
    electrode dipped in 1M solution of copper
    sulphate. Salt bridge is a U shaped glass
    tube. It consists of saturated solution of
    strong electrolyte supported in a jelly
    type material.

    Working of the Cell

    Oxidation takes place Zn-electrode. The


    electrons flow from Zn-electrode through the
    external wire in a circuit to copper electrode.
    These electrons are gained by the cooper ions
    of the solution and copper atoms deposit at
    the electrode. The respective oxidation and
    reduction processes going on at two
    electrodes are as follows.
    o Half-cell reaction at anode
    (oxidation)
    Zn(s)
    Zn+2(aq) + 2eo Half-cell reaction at Cathode
    (reduction)
    Cu+2 + 2e-

    Cu(s)

    o Overall galvanic reaction is the sum


    of these two half-cell reactions

    Zn(s) + Cu+2(aq)

    Zn+2(aq) +

    Cu(s)

    As a result of redox reaction, electric current


    is produced.

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