Explain in one or two sentences how the sign of the difference ( ) indicates whether…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry · Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry

Problem

Explain in one or two sentences how the sign of the difference (

E_{\text{cell}} - E^{\circ}_{\text{cell}}

) indicates whether the reaction quotient

Q

is greater than, equal to, or less than

1

for a galvanic cell operating at a fixed temperature.