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An electrolytic cell where gets reduced to Mn and Sn is oxidized to  .

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The half-reaction of the respective element is -

    

   

Mn gets placed at the cathode in electrolyte while Sn gets placed at the anode.

The anode is connected to the positive terminal of the battery while the cathode is to the negative terminal.

Electrons flow from anode to cathode. 

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