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AP Chemistry
9.8 Galvanic (Voltaic) and Electrolytic Cells
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A grayscale schematic of a galvanic cell with two separate beakers connected by an inverted U-tube salt bridge and an external wire with a circular voltmeter meter. A legend at the top right maps: an open circle represents \(\text{Cu}^{2+}\), and a solid black circle represents \(\text{Ag}^+\). The left beaker contains a submerged solid rectangular electrode labeled \(\text{Cu}\) and exactly \(2\) open circles distributed throughout the liquid. The right beaker contains a submerged solid rectangular electrode labeled \(\text{Ag}\) and exactly \(6\) solid black circles distributed throughout the liquid. The external wire connects the top of both electrodes through the voltmeter. No other particles, labels, text, or annotations appear.
Particulate representation of the galvanic cell before discharge.
A galvanic cell is constructed using copper and silver half-cells under standard conditions, as represented in the diagram.

\[ \text{Cu}(s) + 2\,\text{Ag}^+(aq) \rightarrow \text{Cu}^{2+}(aq) + 2\,\text{Ag}(s) \]

After the circuit is closed, the cell operates until a total of \(4\) electrons have passed through the external wire. Which of the following particulate diagrams best represents the solution contents of the two half-cells at this point? (Water molecules and spectator ions are omitted for clarity.)

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