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Calculate ΔG° and the equilibrium constant for the cell reaction, Cl2+2I-2Cl-+I2. Given that E°(Cl2  Cl-)=1.36 V, E°(l2  I-)=0.536 V.

Important Questions on Electrochemistry

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The standard electrode potential of Zn2+/Zn is-0.76 V and that of Cu2+/Cu is 0.34 V. The emf V and the free energy change, in kJ mol-1, respectively, for a Daniel cell will be
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Given the standard potentials EoCu2+Cu and EoCu+Cu as 0.340V and 0.522V respectively, the value of EoCu2+Cu+ is
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What is the standard reduction potential Eo for Fe3+Fe?

Given that:

Fe2++2e-Fe;EFe2+/Feo=-0.47V

Fe3++e-Fe2+;EFe3+/Fe2+o=+0.77V
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For a cell involving one electron Ecell=0.59 V at 298 K, the equilibrium constant for the cell reaction is:
Given that 2.303 RTF=0.059 V at T=298 K 
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The emf of a particular voltaic cell with the cell reaction, Hg22++H22Hg+2H+, is 0.65 V. What is the maximum electrical work of this cell when 0.5 g of H2 is consumed?
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For the cell reaction

2Fe3+aq+2I-aq2Fe2+aq+I2aq

Ecell0=0.24V at 298 K. The standard Gibbs energy ΔrGo of the cell reaction is:

[Given that Faraday constant F=96500 Cmol-1 ]

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The equilibrium constant of a 2 electron redox reaction at 298 K is 3.8×10-3. The cell potential Eoin V and the free energy change ΔGo in kJ mol- for this equilibrium respectively, are
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An oxidation-reduction reaction in which 3 electrons are transferred has a ΔG0 of 17.37 kJ mol-1 at 25°C. The value of Ecello (in V) is _______×102.

1F=96500 C mol1

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The standard electrode potential Eo and its temperature coefficient dEdT for a cell are 2V and -5×10-4 V K-1 at 300 K, respectively. The reaction is Zn s+Cu2+ aqZn2+ aq+Cu s. The standard reaction enthalpy ΔrH- at 300K in mol-1 is 

[Use R=8 J K-1 mol-1 and F=96,500 Cmol-1]

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If the standard electrode potential for a cell is 2 V at 300 K, the equilibrium constant K for the reaction.

Zns+Cu2+aqZn2+aq+Cus 

at 300 K is approximately:

R=8 JK-1mol-1, F=96000 C mol-1
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Given EMn+7|Mn+2=1.5 V and EMn+4|Mn+2=1.2 V, then EMn+7/Mn+4 is
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The cell in which the following reaction occurs: 
2Fe3+aq+2I-aq2Fe2+aq+I2(s) has Ecell0=0.236 V at 298 K. Calculate the standard Gibbs energy and the equilibrium constant of the cell reaction. 
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The Gibbs energy change (in J) for the given reaction at Cu2+=Sn2+=1 M and 298 K is :

Cus+Sn2+aq.Cu2+aq.+Sns

ESn2+Sn0=0.16V,ECu2+Cu0=0.34V,Take F=96500Cmol1

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The standard free energy change (in J) for the reaction 3Fe2+aq+2Crs2Cr3+aq+3Fes given EFe2+/Fe0=-0.44 V and ECr3+/Cr0=-0.74 V is (F = 96500 C)
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For the disproportionation reaction 2Cu+aqCus+Cu2+aq at 298K, lnK  (where K is the equilibrium constant) is _______×10-1

Given :E°Cu2+/Cu+=0.16V E°Cu+/Cu=0.52VRTF=0.025

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Relation between Gibb's Free Energy and EMF of a Cell Consider a 70% efficient hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell working under standard conditions at 1 bar and 298 K. Its cell reaction is

H2(g)+12O2(g)H2O(l)

The work derived from the cell on the consumption of 1.0×10-3 mol of H2(g) is used to compress 1.00 mol of a monoatomic ideal gas in a thermally insulated container. What is the change in the temperature (in K ) of the ideal gas?

The standard reduction potentials for the two half-cells are given below.

O2(g)+4H+(aq)+4e-2H2O(l),  E0=1.23 V,

2H+(aq)+2e-H2(g),  E0=0.00 V

Use F=96500 C mol-1,R=8.314 J mol-1K-1.

 

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If the Ecello for a given reaction has a negative value, which of the following gives the correct relationship for the values of Go and Keq?
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Calculate G° for the reaction Zn s + Cu2+ aq Zn2+ aq + Cu s

Given:

E° for Zn2+/Zn = -0.76VE° for Cu2+/Cu = +0.34VR = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1F = 96500 C mol-1

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The standard emf of a galvanic cell involving 2 moles of electrons in its redox reaction is 0.59 V. The equilibrium constant for the redox reaction of the cell is: