In a voltaic cell made of a Ag strip and an Al strip immersed in 1.0 M aqueous AgNO_3 and Al (NO_3) _3 solutions, respectively, with all other cell components in place, the Al strip is oxidized, thereby losing mass as the voltaic cell operates. What is the primary reason the Al strip loses mass

When the operation of the voltaic cell, which is formed of an aluminum and silver strip takes place, the atom of aluminum loses three of its electrons and the Al3 + formed moves within the solution. The Al3 + ion gets dissolved within the solution and the electrons lost in the process moves through the wire and get acquired by the ions of silver, which then get reduced to solid Ag resulting in the mass gain of silver strip.