a) Cathode:- Zinc
b) two causes of this observation.
-Due to defects that the cell suffers. These are
-Local action. The eating away of Zinc (cathode) by the acid.
Polarization:- the formation of H2 bubbles at the anode insulating it.
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The figure below shows the set up for a simple cell.
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