Al(s) Al3+(aq) + 3e- and Au+(aq) + e- Au(s)
A salt bridge
Two electrodes in electrolyte solutions
The voltaic cell
.. A redox reaction at two electrodes causes electrons to flow.
A Spontaneous Redox Reaction
The aluminum metals
The standard cell notation for a galvanic cell with aluminum and gold electrodes is represented as: Al(s) | Al³⁺(aq) || Au³⁺(aq) | Au(s). In this notation, the anode (aluminum) is listed on the left, and the cathode (gold) is on the right. The double vertical line (||) indicates the salt bridge or separation between the two half-cells. The state of each component (solid or aqueous) is also noted.
Al(s) I AI3+(aq) II AI3+ (aq) I Al(s)
The aluminum metals
Two electrodes in electrolyte solutions
aluminum oxidized, zinc reduced
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A voltaic battery is also known as a voltaic pile, which is a set (or pile) of galvanic cells linked together in series to create a larger voltage than could be generated by a single galvanic cell. Therefore a voltaic cell would simply be one element of the pile which is also one galvanic cell.
In a galvanic cell made with silver and nickel electrodes, the nickel electrode undergoes oxidation as it loses electrons, which travel through the external circuit to the silver electrode where reduction occurs. This flow of electrons generates an electric current in the cell.
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