What happens during the discharge of a lead storage battery?

In the cell represented as $Ni_{(s)}|Ni_{(1M)}^{2+}||Ag_{(1M)}^{+}|Ag_{(s)}$,the reducing agent is

Copper cannot replace $.....$ from its solution.

The energy conversion involved in a galvanic cell is

The standard reduction potentials at $298 \ K$ for the following half-cells are given below:
$Cr_2O_7^{2-} + 14H^+ + 6e^- \rightarrow 2Cr^{3+} + 7H_2O$,$E^{\circ} = 1.33 \ V$
$Fe^{3+} + 3e^- \rightarrow Fe$,$E^{\circ} = -0.04 \ V$
$Ni^{2+} + 2e^- \rightarrow Ni$,$E^{\circ} = -0.25 \ V$
$Ag^+ + e^- \rightarrow Ag$,$E^{\circ} = 0.80 \ V$
$Au^{3+} + 3e^- \rightarrow Au$,$E^{\circ} = 1.40 \ V$
Consider the given electrochemical reactions. The number of metal$(s)$ which will be oxidized by $Cr_2O_7^{2-}$ in aqueous solution is $.....$

The value of the standard electrode potential for the oxidation of $Cl^{-}$ ions is more positive than that of water. Even then,in the electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride,why is $Cl^{-}$ oxidized at the anode instead of water?