Calculate the maximum obtainable work at 25 ˚c for the redox reaction below (not balanced) given the standard reduction potentials as follows: al3+(aq) + 3 e– → al(s) e˚ = –1.66 v mg2+(aq) + 2 e– → mg(s) e˚ = –2.37 v

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since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.

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