Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: These values suggest that water should be oxidized at the anode because a smaller potential would be neededusing reaction (ii) for the oxidation would give a less-negative cell potential. When the experiment is run, it turns out chlorine, not oxygen, is produced at the anode. The unexpected process is so common in electrochemistry that it has been given the name overpotential. The overpotential is the difference between the theoretical cell voltage and the actual voltage that is necessary to cause electrolysis. It turns out that the overpotential for oxygen is rather high and effectively makes the reduction potential more positive. As a result, under normal conditions, chlorine gas is what actually forms at the anode. Now consider the cathode. Three reductions could occur:. Q: What are the two metals within a battery called? A:

Available choices: [I] sheath and a cathode; [II] anode and sheath; [III] anode and diode; [IV] anode and a cathode;
The answer is:
[IV]