Assertion : We cannot add the electrode potentials of the two half cells in order to get the cell potential if number of moles of electrons exchanged are not same.
Reason : EMF of an electrochemical cell does not depend on the quantities of reactants.

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Assertion : We cannot add the electrode potentials of the two half cells in order to get the cell potential if number of moles of electrons exchanged are not same.

Reason : EMF of an electrochemical cell does not depend on the quantities of reactants.

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Assertion is false. Reason is true. EMF is an intensive property, independent of reactant quantities. Concepts: Electrode potential, cell potential, intensive property.

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