Electrodes and Electrochemical Series

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Electrodes and Electrochemical Series: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as electrodes, anode, reactivity of metals, displacement reactions and metal and metal displacement.

Important Questions on Electrodes and Electrochemical Series

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The negative terminal of electrochemical cell is

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The gas liberated at the cathode is
 

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When an aqueous solution of CuCl2 is electrolysed using Pt inert electrodes, the reaction at cathode and anode respectively are

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Which of the following statements is/are true for an electrochemical cell?

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For the given cell: Mg Mg2+Cu2+ Cu
 

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In a galvanic cell, which one of the following statement is not correct?

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100 mL, 0.05M  CuSO4 solution is electrolysed by using current of 0.965  A for 1000 sec. Calculate the pH of the solution at the end of electrolysis is

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Among the following, which reaction take place at anode?

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What will happen if dil. H2SO4 is electrolysed between Pt electrode?

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How many of the following can be used as electrodes in batteries?

Zinc, Zinc-mercury amalgam, Lead, Graphite.

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The electrode potential, E° , for the reduction of MnO4- to Mn2+ in acidic medium is +1.51 V. Which of the following metal(s) will be oxidised? The reduction reactions and standard electrode potentials for Zn2+,Ag+ and Au+ are given as

Znaq2++2e-Zns,E°=-0.762V

Agaq++e-Ags,E°=+0.80V

Auaq++e-Aus,E°=+1.69V

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In the electrochemical reaction of which set of reactants, metal displacement will not take place?

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If an element A is placed in an electrochemical series above element B but below element C, then the order of oxidation power of elements is

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Which of the following concentration cells will produce maximum Ecell at 298 K. [Take pH2 = 1.0 atm in each case.]

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On the basis of electrochemical theory of corrosion, in aqueous solution reaction occuring at the cathode is.

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During the electrolysis of fused NaCl, which of these occur at anode?

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During electrolysis, the species discharged at the cathode are

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When the sample of copper with zinc impurity is to be purified by electrolysis, the appropriate electrodes cathode and anode are respectively?