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Pacemakers implanted in the chests of patients with certain heart conditions are powered by a lithium/iodine PVP battery, where PVP represents polyvinylpyridine. The cell reaction and standard cell potential are given below. The standard reduction potential for Li/Li+ is -3.05 V. What species is oxidized in this reaction?
2Li(s) + I2:PVP(s) \rarr 2LiI(s) + PVP(s)
3.59 V


A) Li
B) I2
C) I2:PVP
D) PVP
E) LiI

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