Voltaic Cell Poster  

● Choose your metals (cannot be metal combinations that we have used in

class → use activity series to ensure reaction is spontaneous!)
○ What is oxidized in the chemical reaction? Label.

○ The substance that undergoes oxidation is also referred to as the

reducing agent. Label the reducing agent.

○ The electrode that loses electrons has a negative charge relative to

the other electrode, and is also referred to as the anode. Label the
anode.

○ What is reduced in the chemical reaction? Label.

○ The substance that undergoes reduction is also referred to as the

oxidizing agent. Label the oxidizing agent.

○ The substance that gains electrons has a positive charge relative to

the other electrode, and is also referred to as the cathode. Label the
cathode.

○ Electrons always flow from anode (-) to cathode (+). Label the flow
of electrons in the diagram above.

● Add a salt bridge.

● Brief description of the processes that are occuring.

● Half-reactions of the metals you chose.