A voltaic cell with a basic aqueous electrolyte is based on the oxidation of Cd(s) to Cd(OH)2(s) and the reduction of MnO4–(aq) to MnO2(s).

13. a covalent bond between two atoms is likely to be polar if: a. one of the atoms is much more electronegative than the other. b. the two atoms are equally electronegative. c. the two atoms are of the same element. d. the bond is part of a tetrahedrally shaped molecule. e. one atom is an anion.