Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential

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Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electrode Potential, Standard Hydrogen Electrode, Calomel Electrode, Reference Electrodes, Measurement of EMF of a Cell, Reduction Electrode Potential and, Standard Reduction Electrode Potential

Important Questions on Electrode Potential and Standard Electrode Potential

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

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

 Sn2+(aq)Sn4+(aq)+2e,E°=+0.15V

What is the standard cell 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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The standard potential of the following cell is 0.23 V at   15°C  and 0.21 V at   35°C .

 Pts|H2(g)|HCl(aq)|AgCl(s)|Ag(s)

 (ii) Calculate   ΔH°andΔS°  for the cell reaction by assuming that these quantities remain unchanged in the range 15°C to 35°C.

(iii) Calculate the solubility of AgCl in water at   25°C .

Given: The standard reduction potential of the  Ag+(aq)/Ag(s)  couple is 0.80 V at 25°C.

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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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The standard reduction potentials of some half cell reactions are given below :

PbO2+4H++2e-Pb2++2H2O  E0=1.455 V
MnO4-+8H++5e-Mn2++4H2O  E0=1.51 V
Ce4++e-Ce3+  E0=1.61 V
H2O2+2H++2e-2H2O  E0=1.71 V
Pick out the Incorrect statement :-

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If EFe2+/Fe=-0.441 V and EFe3+/Fe2+=0.771 V. The standard emf of the reaction Fe+2Fe3+                3Fe2+ will be 

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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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The standard reduction potentials at 25°C of Li+/Li,Ba2+/BaNa+/Na and Mg2+/Mg are -a-a+0.15,-a+0.34 and -a+0.68 volt respectively. The strongest oxidising agent among the following is

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Metal which will easily release electron (s) in aqueous solution, is

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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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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-

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EMF of a cell in terms of reduction pontential of its left and right electrodes is: