Consider a galvanic cell with a beaker of sulfuric acid and a beaker of nitric acid. The sulfuric acid beaker contains a strip of tin, and the nitric acid cell contains a strip of platinum. A wire runs between the strips. The reaction that occurs is as follows:
3Sn(s) + 2NO_3^-(aq) + 8H^+(aq) --> 3Sn_2+(aq) + 2NO(g) + 4H_2O(I).
1. Which element in the cell undergoes oxidation?
- Sn
- N
- O
- H
2. Which electrode is the anode?
- tin
- platinum
