CHEMICAL CHANGE ? ELECTRIC CURRENT

With time, Cu plates out onto Zn metal strip, and Zn strip “disappears.”

• Zn is oxidized and is the reducing agent  Zn(s) ? Zn2+(aq) + 2e-

• Cu2+ is reduced and is the oxidizing agent Cu2+(aq) + 2e- ? Cu(s)

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