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Reaction quotient (Q) : It is defined as the measurement of the relative amounts of products and reactants present during a reaction at a particular time.

The given redox reaction is :

$Ni^{2+}(aq)+Zn(s)\rightarrow Ni(s)+Zn^{2+}(aq)$

The balanced two-half reactions will be,

Oxidation half reaction : $Zn\rightarrow Zn^{2+}+2e^-$

Reduction half reaction : $Ni^{2+}+2e^-\rightarrow Ni$

The expression for reaction quotient will be :

$Q=\frac{[Zn^{2+}]}{[Ni^{2+}]}$

In this expression, only gaseous or aqueous states are includes and pure liquid or solid states are omitted.

Now put all the given values in this expression, we get

$Q=\frac{(0.0141)}{(0.00104)}=13.6$

The value of the reaction quotient, Q, for the cell is, 13.6

Now we have to calculate the actual cell potential of the cell.

Using Nernst equation :

$E_{cell}=E^o_{cell}-\frac{RT}{nF}\ln Q$

where,

F = Faraday constant = 96500 C

R = gas constant = 8.314 J/mol.K

T = room temperature = 316 K

n = number of electrons in oxidation-reduction reaction = 2 mole

$E^o_{cell}$ = standard electrode potential of the cell = 0.51 V

$E_{cell}$ = actual cell potential of the cell = ?

Q = reaction quotient = 13.6

Now put all the given values in the above equation, we get:

$E_{cell}=0.51-\frac{(8.314)\times (316)}{2\times 96500}\ln (13.6)$

$E_{cell}=0.47V$

Therefore, the actual cell potential of the cell is 0.47 V

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Problem PageQuestion Sulfuric acid is essential to dozens of important industries from steelmaking to plastics and pharmaceutica

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Sulfuric acid is essential to dozens of important industries from steel making to plastics and pharmaceuticals. More sulfuric acid is made than any other industrial chemical, and world production exceeds 2.0×10¹¹ kg per year.

The first step in the synthesis of sulfuric acid is usually burning solid sulfur to make sulfur dioxide gas. Suppose an engineer studying this reaction introduces 1.8 kg of solid sulfur and 10.0 atm of oxygen gas at 650°C into an evacuated 50.0 L tank. The engineer believes Kp = 0.099 for the reaction at this temperature.

Calculate the mass of solid sulfur he expects to be consumed when the reaction reaches equilibrium. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

Answer: The mass of solid sulfur that will be consumed is 19. grams

Explanation:

The chemical equation for the formation of sulfur dioxide gas follows:

$S(s)+O_2\rightarrow SO_2(g)$