In an electrochemical cell, the process of oxidation occurs at the anode and reduction occurs at the cathode. Let’s consider a galvanic cell where zinc is oxidized to zinc ions ( ext{Zn} ightarrow ext{Zn}^{2+} + 2e^{-}) and copper ions are reduced to copper metal ( ext{Cu}^{2+} + 2e^{-} ightarrow ext{Cu}). The cell operates under standard conditions, and the standard reduction potentials ( ext{E}^{ ext{o}}) for the half-reactions are:
Zn2+ + 2e- → Zn: -0.76 V
Cu2+ + 2e- → Cu: +0.34 V
Using these values, what is the expected standard cell potential ( ext{E}^{ ext{o}}_{ ext{cell}}) for this galvanic cell?