What would be the Half Reactions for a spontaneous reaction
using Zn and Cu electrodes?

Half Cell Reactions. A half cell is one of the two electrodes in a galvanic cell or simple battery. For example, in the \(\ce{Zn-Cu}\) battery, the two half cells make an oxidizing-reducing couple. Placing a piece of reactant in an electrolyte solution makes a half cell.

vanderwaal's forces of attraction are the electrostatic intermolecular forces that exist in a molecule due to the temporary or permanent dipoles that are developed in a molecule. in , the major intermolecular forces are dipole-dipole interactions as the molecule is polar (bent structure). so the vanderwaal's forces of interaction in between molecules are the permanent dipole-dipole interactions that develop due to the dipole that exists in between the polar h - s bond. the positively charged hydrogen atom is attracted towards the negative end of the dipole that is sulfur of the adjacent molecule. therefore, these forces of attraction are relatively stronger than that of london dispersion forces that exist in non polar molecules.

they are both synthetic elements

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