What happens to zinc when it is placed in a copper sulfate solution?

Understanding Redox Reactions and Galvanic Cells

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It remains unchanged.
It gains electrons and becomes neutral.
It becomes a solid precipitate.
It loses electrons and forms zinc sulfate.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it beneficial to separate the half-reactions in a redox process?
To make the reaction faster.
To increase the temperature of the solution.
To prevent any chemical reaction from occurring.
To allow the electrons to travel through a wire and create a current.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the result of electrons traveling over a wire in a galvanic cell?
The wire becomes charged.
The reaction stops.
A current is produced.
The wire dissolves.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a galvanic cell primarily used for?
To store chemical energy.
To separate solutions.
To convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
To increase the temperature of a reaction.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can zinc easily dissolve in water after losing electrons?
Because it becomes neutral.
Because it becomes positively charged and dissolves in polar solvents.
Because it becomes a gas.
Because it becomes negatively charged.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does electronegativity play in the electron transfer between zinc and copper?
It makes copper more likely to lose electrons.
It makes zinc more likely to gain electrons.
It makes copper more likely to gain electrons.
It has no effect on the electron transfer.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to copper ions when they gain electrons in a galvanic cell?
They become positively charged.
They dissolve in the solution.
They become neutral and precipitate out.
They remain unchanged.
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