Which one of the following statements about the recharging of a voltaic cell is not correct? When a voltaic cell is recharged, it is run as an electrolytic cell.
A) In recharging, the chemical reactions in both half-cells are reversed.
B) To recharge a voltaic cell, an external voltage that is opposite to the cell potential must be applied.
C) The negative terminal of the external power supply gets connected to the negative terminal of the voltaic cell.
D) When a voltaic cell is recharged, the magnitude of the external voltage must be exactly the same as the cell potential.
E) When a voltaic cell is recharged, the label's anode, where oxidation occurs, and cathode, where reduction occurs, switch.
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