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title: "An electrolytic cell is connected to an external direct-current power source to drive a chemical reaction. Which of the following correctly identifies the thermodynamic favorability of the overall cell process and the direction of electron flow through the external circuit?"
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# An electrolytic cell is connected to an external direct-current power source to drive a chemical reaction. Which of the following correctly identifies the thermodynamic favorability of the overall cell process and the direction of electron flow through the external circuit?

An electrolytic cell is connected to an external direct-current power source to drive a chemical reaction. Which of the following correctly identifies the thermodynamic favorability of the overall cell process and the direction of electron flow through the external circuit?

- **A.** Thermodynamically favorable (\(\Delta G^\circ < 0\)) | From the cathode to the anode
- **B.** Thermodynamically favorable (\(\Delta G^\circ < 0\)) | From the anode to the cathode
- **C.** Thermodynamically unfavorable (\(\Delta G^\circ > 0\)) | From the anode to the cathode
- **D.** Thermodynamically unfavorable (\(\Delta G^\circ > 0\)) | From the cathode to the anode

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