Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential

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Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Reduction Electrode Potential, Standard Oxidation Electrode Potential, Measurement of EMF of a Cell, Calomel Electrode, Factors Affecting Electrode Potential of an Electrode/EMF of a cell, Nature of Electrode, etc.

Important Questions on Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential

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Two half-cell reactions of an electrochemical cell are given below :

 MnO4(aq)+8H+(aq)+5eMn2+(aq)+4​ H2O(l),E°=1.51V

 Sn2+(aq)Sn4+(aq)+2eE°=+0.15V

What would be the final cell potential?

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A copper-silver cell is set up. The copper ion concentration in it is 0.10 M. The concentration of silver ion is not known. The cell potential measured is 0.422 V. Determine the concentration of silver ion in the cell. Given :  EAg+/Ago=+0.80 V, ​ ECu2+/Cuo=+0.34​ V.

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A solution containing one mole per litre of each   Cu ( N O 3 ) 2 ;AgN O 3 ;H g 2 ( N O 3 ) 2 ;  is being electrolysed by using inert electrodes. The values of standard electrode potentials in volts are :

 Ag/Ag+=+0.80,  Hg2/Hg22+=+0.79Cu/Cu2+=+0.34,  Mg/Mg2+=2.37

With increasing voltage, the sequence of deposition of metals on the cathode will be :

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The equilibrium constant for the reaction,  2Fe3++3I2Fe2++I3 would be, if the standard reduction potentials in acidic conditions are 0.77 V and 0.54 V respectively for  Fe3+/Fe2+andI3/Icouple.

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A standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because

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Standard electrode potential data are useful for understanding the suitability of an oxidant in a redox titration. Some half cell reactions and their standard potentials are given below :

 MnO4(aq.)+8H+(aq,)+5eMn2+(aq.)+4H2O  (1)                                                                                                                                                          E°=1.51  VCr2O72(aq.)+14H+(aq.)+6e2Cr3+(aq.)+7H2O  (1)                                                                                                                                                           E°=1.38  VFe3+(aq.)+eFe2+(aq.)                                   E°=0.77  VCl2(g)+2e2Cl  (aq.)                                     E°1.40  V

Identify the only incorrect statement regarding the quantitative estimation of aqueous   Fe ( N O 3 ) 2

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When the samples of copper with zinc impurity is to be purified by electrolysis, the appropriate electrodes are –

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In the transition metal 3d series, the positive M2+/M standard electrode potential is shown by

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Which of the following choices of X and Y would make the reaction

Xs+Y2+aqX2+aq+Ys spontaneous at 298 K?

[at 298 K, use standard reduction potentials: E0Zn2+/Zn=-0.76 V;E0Ni2+/Ni=-0.23 V;E°Fe2+/Fe=-0.44 V]

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The reaction Zn(s)+Cu2+(aq)Zn2+(aq)+Cu(s) at 300 K hasEcell0=1.2 V. The equilibrium constant for this reaction is (2.303 R T / F=0.06 V)

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The value of potential of the cell in which the following reaction takes place at 298 K is

[At 298 K,E0Ag+/Ag=+0.80 V;E0Al3+/Al=-1.66 V;2.303RT/F=0.06 V ]

Al(s)+3Ag+(0.001M)Al3+(0.1M)+3Ag(s)

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Standard electrode potentials of redox couples A2+/A, B2+/B, C/C2+ and D2+/D are 0.3 V,-0.5 V,-0.75 V and 0.9 V respectively. Which of these is best oxidising agent and reducing agent respectively?

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Three metals A,B, and C are arranged in increasing order of standard reduction electrode potential, hence their chemical reactivity order will

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12F2+e-F- Eo=+3.02V

Electrode potential for given reaction

F2+2e-2F-

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Standard reduction potential is calculated at

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Select the correct statement.

Given that EoAg+/Ag=0.80 V, EoMg2+/Mg=-2.37 V, EoCu2+/Cu=0.34 V, EoHg2+/Hg=0.79 V.

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A solution is 1 molar in each of NaCl, CdCl2, ZnCl2 and PbCl2. To this Sn metal is added, which of the following is true?
Given E°Pb2+/Pb=-0.126 V

ESn°/Sn°=-0.136 V, ECd°/Cd°=-0.40 V

EZn2+/Zn°=-0.763 V, ENa+/Na°=-2.71 V

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For a galvanic cell Cr/Cr3+//cd2/Cd, calculated ΔG0 for its all reaction will be
ECr3+/Cr0=-0.74V,ECd2+/Cd0=-0.40 V

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Given half-cell potentials ECr3+/Cr2+02+=-0.4 V and ECr2+/cr0=-0.91 V, find the standard reduction potential of Cr3+/Cr

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The standard reduction potential for Zn2+/ZnNi2+/Nand Fe2+/Fe are respectively -0.76, -0.23 and-0.44 V . The reaction X+Y2+X2++Y will have more negative ΔG value when X and Y are-