Calculate Ecell for an electrochemical cell at room temperature (298K) based on the two half-reactions given below when the reaction occurs in an acidic aqueous solution in which the pH is buffered at 5.700 and [BrO3-] = 0.880 M, [Cl-] = 0.200 M, PBr2= 1.00 atm, and PCl2= 0.260 atm. Use the smallest whole-number coefficients possible when balancing the overall reaction.

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Calculate Ecell for an electrochemical cell at room temperature (298K) based on the two half-reactions given below when the reaction occurs in an acidic aqueous solution in which the pH is buffered at 5.700 and [BrO3-] = 0.880 M, [Cl-] = 0.200 M, PBr2= 1.00 atm, and PCl2= 0.260 atm. Use the smallest whole-number coefficients possible when balancing the overall reaction.

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