Consider the above electrochemical cell where a metal electrode (M) is undergoing a redox reaction by forming M⁺ (M → M⁺ + e⁻). The cation M⁺ is present in two different concentrations $c_{1}$ and $c_{2}$ as shown above. Which of the following statements is correct for generating a positive cell potential?

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(1) If C 1 is at anode ⇒ cell reaction M + ( C 2 ) → M + ( C 1 ) E cell = − 0.059 lo g C 2 C 1 ∴ E cell > 0 ⇒ C 1 < C 2 (2) If C 1 is at cathode M + ( C 1 ) → M + ( C 2 ) E cell = − 0.059 lo g C 1 C 2 > 0 C 2 < C 1

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