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The half cell reactions for rusting of iron are:

2H++12O2+2e-H2O; E2=+1.23 V, and Fe2++2e-Fe; E°=-0.44 V.

ΔG° (in kJ mol-1) for the overall reaction is: 

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Important Questions on Electrochemistry

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In a galvanic cell, the salt bridge
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All the energy released from the reaction XY,ΔrGΘ=-193 kJ mol-1 is used for oxidizing M+ as M+M3++2e- EΘ=-0.25 V under standard conditions. The number of moles of M+ ions oxidized when one mole of X is converted to Y is...... 

F=96500Cmol-1

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For the following electrochemical cell at 298 K, Pt(s)H2(g)(1 bar)H+(aq)(1 M)M4+(aq),M2+(aq)Pt(s)Ecell=0.092 V when [M2+(aq)][M4+(aq)]=10x. Given : E°(M4+/M2+)=0.151 V; 2.303RTF=0.059 V. The value of x is

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For the following cell, Zn(s)ZnSO4(aq)CuSO4(aq)Cu(s) when the concentrations of Zn2+ is 10 times the concentration of Cu2+, the expression for G (in J mol-1) is [F is Faraday constant; R is gas constant; Tis temperature; E°cell=1.1 V ]
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Consider an electrochemical cell: A(s)An+(aq, 2M)B2n+(aq, 1 M)B(s), the value of H° for the cell reaction is twice that of G° at 300 K. If the emf of the cell is zero, S°(in JK-1mol-1) of the cell reaction per mole of  B formed at 300 K is (Given : ln(2)=0.7, R=8.31 JK-1mol-1.H,S and G are enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs energy, respectively)

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For the following cell with hydrogen electrodes at two different pressure

PtH2(g)p1H+(aq)1MH2(g)p2Pt

emf is given by:

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Conductance (with unit Siemens S) is directly proportional to area of the electrode plates and the concentration of the solution in the cell and is inversely proportional to the separation between the electrode plates. Then the unit of the constant of proportionality is:
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For a cell reaction involving a two-electron change, the standard emf of the cell is found to be 0.295V at 25°C. What will be the equilibrium constant of the reaction at 25°C?