Electrical potential is the amount of energy that is available to do what?

A.) attract atoms to each other

B.) move atoms from one half-cell to another half-cell

C.) move electrons from anode to cathode

D.) move electrons from cathode to anode

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Chemistry

Rowan Brady

11 February, 04:47

Electrical potential is the amount of energy that is available to do what?

A.) attract atoms to each other

B.) move atoms from one half-cell to another half-cell

C.) move electrons from anode to cathode

D.) move electrons from cathode to anode

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Jaxon Weaver · Answer 1

The answer is D. Move electrons from cathode to anode. The cloud of electrons produced by the ions displaced at anode require a force to move them to the anode where they are needed for displacement of positive ions from the solution.

Electrical potential is the amount of energy that is available to do what?A.) attract atoms to each otherB.) move atoms from one half-cell to another half-cellC.) move electrons from anode to cathodeD.) move electrons from cathode to anode

Electrical potential is the amount of energy that is available to do what?

A.) attract atoms to each other

B.) move atoms from one half-cell to another half-cell

C.) move electrons from anode to cathode

D.) move electrons from cathode to anode