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3 years ago

Consider the half reactions below for a chemical reaction.

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ladessa [460]3 years ago

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Answer:

Option A:

Zn(s) + Cu^(2+) (aq) → Cu(s) + Zn^(2+)(aq)

Explanation:

The half reactions given are:

Zn(s) → Zn^(2+)(aq) + 2e^(-)

Cu^(2+) (aq) + 2e^(-) → Cu(s)

From the given half reactions, we can see that in the first one, Zn undergoes oxidation to produce Zn^(2+).

While in the second half reaction, Cu^(2+) is reduced to Cu.

Thus, for the overall reaction, we will add both half reactions to get;

Zn(s) + Cu^(2+) (aq) + 2e^(-) → Cu(s) + Zn^(2+)(aq) + 2e^(-)

2e^(-) will cancel out to give us;

Zn(s) + Cu^(2+) (aq) → Cu(s) + Zn^(2+)(aq)

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Answer: The potential of the given cell is 1.551 V

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$Zn(s)|Zn^{2+}(0.125M)||Ag^{+}(0.240M)|Ag(s)$

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$E_{cell}=E^o_{cell}-\frac{0.059}{n}\log \frac{[Zn^{2+}]}{[Ag^{+}]^2}$

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$E_{cell}$ = electrode potential of the cell = ? V

$E^o_{cell}$ = standard electrode potential of the cell = +1.561 V

n = number of electrons exchanged = 2

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$[Ag^{+}]=0.240M$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$E_{cell}=1.561-\frac{0.059}{2}\times \log(\frac{(0.125)}{(0.240)^2})$

$E_{cell}=1.551V$

Hence, the potential of the given cell is 1.551 V

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