Concentration Cell

Author:Ramendra C Mukerjee
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Important Questions on Concentration Cell

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Which of the following facts about the chemical cell and concentration cell is correct?

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A galvanic cell is composed of two hydrogen electrodes, one of which is a standard one. In which of the following solutions should the other electrode be immersed to get maximum emf?

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A cell contains 0.04 M Cr3+ in one compartment and 1.0 M Cr3+ in the other, with Cr electrodes in both. Which is the anode compartment?

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The emf of a galvanic cell composed of two hydrogen electrodes is 272 mV. What is the pH of the solution in which the anode is immersed if, the cathode is in a solution with a pH of 3?

Round off your answer to the first place of decimal.

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Calculate the potential of the cell,

Cl2 p=0.9 atm|NaCl solution |Cl2p=0.1 atm

Answer correct up to three decimal places with proper sign on the potential.

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For the cell, Pt| H2 1 atm | H+pH  unknown||H+ pH=1|H21 atm|Pt. The measured cell potential at 25°C is 0.16 volt  Calculate the unknown pH.

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A galvanic cell is constructed of two hydrogen electrodes, one immersed in a solution with H+ at 1 M and the other in 1 M KOH. Calculate Ecell . If 1 M KOH solution is replaced by 1 M NH3, will Ecell  be higher or lower than in 1 M KOH?

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Calculate the potential of a cell in which hydrogen electrode is immersed, in a solution with a pH of 3.5 and in a solution with a pH of 10.7. Round off your answer to three decimal places.

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Calculate the potential of a silver electrode in a saturated solution of AgBr Ksp=6×10-13 containing, in addition, 0·1 mole per litre KBrEAg+/Ag0=0.80 volt.

Round off the answer up to two places of decimal.

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Neglecting the liquid-junction potential, calculate the emf of the following cell at 25°C

H2(1 atm)|0·5 M HCOOH|1 M CH3COOH  H2(1 atm)

The dissociation constants of HCOOH and CH3COOH are 1.77×10-4 and 1.8×10-5, respectively. 

report your answer in volts.

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What is the potential of a cell containing two hydrogen electrodes; the negative one in contact with 10-8 M of H+, and the positive one in contact with 0.025 M of H+?