Answer to Question #256443 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for kendy

Question

A 1.00 M solution of Cu(NO3)2 is placed in a beaker with a strip of Cu metal. A 1.00 M solution

of SnSO4 is placed in a second beaker with a strip of Sn metal. A salt bridge connects the two

beakers, and wires to a voltmeter link the two metal electrodes.

a. What is being oxidized, and what is being reduced? Use table of reduction 

Answer 1

Cu(NO₃)₂ is reduced whereas SnSO4 is oxidized