A digital watch battery draws 0.40 milliamperes of current, which is provided by a mercury battery...

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A digital watch battery draws 0.40 milliamperes of current,which is provided by a mercury battery whose net reaction is:HgO(s) + Zn(s) → ZnO(s) + Hg(l) If a partially used batterycontains 1.80 g of each of these four substances, for how manyhours will the watch continue to run?

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The half reactions for the given reaction are as follows Hg2 2e Hg reduction Zn Zn2 2e Zn oxidation An ampere is a unit of charge per time Coulomb per second There are 2 electrons    See Answer
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