Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
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Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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Chapter 20, Problem 31E
(a) What does the term electromotive force mean? (h) What is the definition of the volt? (c) What does the term cell potential mean?
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