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• What metal can be used in electrochemical cells to produce electricity?

  Silver
• What metals were used to set up the cells mentioned?

  Silver and zinc
• What is the purpose of the electrochemical cells described?

  To produce electricity
• What is the role of the beaker in the setup?

  To contain the silver and zinc solutions
• What is the direction of the electron flow in the electrochemical cell?

  From beaker X to beaker Y
• What reactions occur at each electrode in the electrochemical cell?

  Silver reduction at beaker X, zinc oxidation at beaker Y
• What is the half-reaction occurring at beaker X?

  A$g^+$$(aq) +$$e^- → Ag(s)$
• What is the half-reaction occurring at beaker Y?

  Z<latex>n(s) → Z<latex>n^{2+}(aq) + 2e^-
• What type of chemical reaction occurs in beaker Y?

  Oxidation reaction
• What is the overall redox equation for the reactions taking place?

  A<latex>g^+(aq) + Z<latex>n(s) → A<latex>g(s) + Z<latex>n^{2+}(aq)