Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
• Label all parts.
1. Cathode or Graphite Rod
2. Positive terminal
3. Anode or Solid Zinc layer
4. Electrolyte Paste (reduction takes place here)
5. Negative Terminal (maybe this could also be the Zinc casing)
• Label the cathode and the anode, including the charges on each.
The anode is the zinc layer is negatively charged and the cathode is the graphite rod is positively charged.
• Show the flow of electrons.
The zinc casing is oxidized and the electrons flow along the zinc layer, into the negative terminal, and then out the negative terminal. The electrons move from the wire to the graphite rod. Then from the rod the electrons move to the paste, then the past goes through reduction. The anode gets a negative charge as electrons are released, and the cathode gets a positive charge as the electrons, which are negatively charged, are consumed.
• Explain how the cell works. Include the oxidation and reduction half-reactions in your explanation.
Alkaline dry cells use spontaneous oxidation-reduction reactions to convert chemical energy to electrical energy. According to the lesson ‘’Half-reactions are combined in a small casing, but still separated into half-cells.’’