Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
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Chapter 17, Problem 2RQ
Galvanic cells harness spontaneous oxidation–reduction reactions to produce work by producing a current. They do so by controlling the flow of electrons from the species oxidized to the species reduced. How is a galvanic cell designed? What is in the cathode compartment? The anode compartment? What purpose do electrodes serve? Which way do electrons always flow in the wire connecting the two electrodes in a galvanic cell? Why is it necessary to use a salt bridge or a porous disk in a galvanic cell? Which way do cations flow in the salt bridge? Which way do the anions flow? What is a cell potential and what is a volt?
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Ch. 17 - What is a half-reaction? Why must the number of...Ch. 17 - Galvanic cells harness spontaneous...Ch. 17 - Table 17-1 lists common half-reactions along with...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4RQCh. 17 - The Nernst equation allows determination of the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6RQCh. 17 - Prob. 7RQCh. 17 - Prob. 8RQCh. 17 - What characterizes an electrolytic cell? What is...Ch. 17 - Sketch a galvanic cell, and explain how it works....
Ch. 17 - Prob. 2ALQCh. 17 - Prob. 3ALQCh. 17 - Prob. 4ALQCh. 17 - Sketch a cell that forms iron metal from iron(II)...Ch. 17 - Which of the following is the best reducing agent:...Ch. 17 - Prob. 7ALQCh. 17 - Prob. 8ALQCh. 17 - Explain why cell potentials are not multiplied by...Ch. 17 - What is the difference between and ? When is equal...Ch. 17 - Prob. 11ALQCh. 17 - Look up the reduction potential for Fe3+ to Fe2+....Ch. 17 - Prob. 13ALQCh. 17 - Is the following statement true or false?...Ch. 17 - Prob. 15RORRCh. 17 - Assign oxidation numbers to all the atoms in each...Ch. 17 - Specify which of the following equations represent...Ch. 17 - The Ostwald process for the commercial production...Ch. 17 - Prob. 19QCh. 17 - Prob. 20QCh. 17 - When magnesium metal is added to a beaker of...Ch. 17 - How can one construct a galvanic cell from two...Ch. 17 - The free energy change for a reaction, G, is an...Ch. 17 - What is wrong with the following statement: The...Ch. 17 - When jump-starting a car with a dead battery, the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 26QCh. 17 - Prob. 27QCh. 17 - Consider the following electrochemical cell: a. If...Ch. 17 - Balance the following oxidationreduction reactions...Ch. 17 - Prob. 30ECh. 17 - Prob. 31ECh. 17 - Prob. 32ECh. 17 - Chlorine gas was first prepared in 1774 by C. W....Ch. 17 - Gold metal will not dissolve in either...Ch. 17 - Prob. 35ECh. 17 - Consider the following galvanic cell: a. Label the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 37ECh. 17 - Sketch the galvanic cells based on the following...Ch. 17 - Prob. 39ECh. 17 - Prob. 40ECh. 17 - Prob. 41ECh. 17 - Prob. 42ECh. 17 - Prob. 43ECh. 17 - Give the standard line notation for each cell in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 45ECh. 17 - Prob. 46ECh. 17 - Prob. 47ECh. 17 - Prob. 48ECh. 17 - Prob. 49ECh. 17 - The amount of manganese in steel is determined by...Ch. 17 - Prob. 51ECh. 17 - Prob. 52ECh. 17 - Estimate for the half-reaction 2H2O+2eH2+2OH given...Ch. 17 - Prob. 54ECh. 17 - Glucose is the major fuel for most living cells....Ch. 17 - Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have shown some...Ch. 17 - Prob. 57ECh. 17 - Using data from Table 17-1, place the following in...Ch. 17 - Answer the following questions using data from...Ch. 17 - Prob. 60ECh. 17 - Consider only the species (at standard conditions)...Ch. 17 - Prob. 62ECh. 17 - Prob. 63ECh. 17 - Prob. 64ECh. 17 - Prob. 65ECh. 17 - Prob. 66ECh. 17 - A galvanic cell is based on the following...Ch. 17 - Prob. 68ECh. 17 - Consider the concentration cell shown below....Ch. 17 - Prob. 70ECh. 17 - The overall reaction in the lead storage battery...Ch. 17 - Prob. 72ECh. 17 - Consider the cell described below:...Ch. 17 - Consider the cell described below:...Ch. 17 - Prob. 75ECh. 17 - Prob. 76ECh. 17 - Prob. 77ECh. 17 - Prob. 78ECh. 17 - Prob. 79ECh. 17 - An electrochemical cell consists of a nickel metal...Ch. 17 - An electrochemical cell consists of a standard...Ch. 17 - Prob. 82ECh. 17 - Consider a concentration cell that has both...Ch. 17 - Prob. 84ECh. 17 - Prob. 85ECh. 17 - Prob. 86ECh. 17 - Consider the following galvanic cell at 25C:...Ch. 17 - Prob. 88ECh. 17 - Prob. 89ECh. 17 - Prob. 90ECh. 17 - Prob. 91ECh. 17 - The solubility product for CuI(s) is 1.1 102...Ch. 17 - How long will it take to plate out each of the...Ch. 17 - The electrolysis of BiO+ produces pure bismuth....Ch. 17 - What mass of each of the following substances can...Ch. 17 - Prob. 96ECh. 17 - An unknown metal M is electrolyzed. It took 74.1 s...Ch. 17 - Electrolysis of an alkaline earth metal chloride...Ch. 17 - What volume of F2 gas, at 25C and 1.00 atm, is...Ch. 17 - What volumes of H2(g) and O2(g) at STP are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 101ECh. 17 - A factory wants to produce 1.00 103 kg barium...Ch. 17 - It took 2.30 min using a current of 2.00 A to...Ch. 17 - A solution containing Pt4+ is electrolyzed with a...Ch. 17 - A solution at 25C contains 1.0 M Cd2+, 1.0 M Ag+,...Ch. 17 - Consider the following half-reactions: A...Ch. 17 - In the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of...Ch. 17 - Copper can be plated onto a spoon by placing the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 109ECh. 17 - Prob. 110ECh. 17 - Prob. 111ECh. 17 - What reaction will take place at the Cathode and...Ch. 17 - Gold is produced electrochemically from an aqueous...Ch. 17 - Prob. 114AECh. 17 - The saturated calomel electrode. abbreviated SCE....Ch. 17 - Consider the following half-reactions: Explain why...Ch. 17 - Consider the standard galvanic cell based on the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 118AECh. 17 - The black silver sulfide discoloration of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 120AECh. 17 - When aluminum foil is placed in hydrochloric acid,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 122AECh. 17 - Prob. 123AECh. 17 - The overall reaction and equilibrium constant...Ch. 17 - What is the maximum work that can be obtained from...Ch. 17 - The overall reaction and standard cell potential...Ch. 17 - Prob. 127AECh. 17 - Prob. 128AECh. 17 - Prob. 129AECh. 17 - Prob. 130AECh. 17 - Prob. 131AECh. 17 - Prob. 132AECh. 17 - Prob. 133AECh. 17 - Prob. 134CWPCh. 17 - Consider a galvanic cell based on the following...Ch. 17 - Consider a galvanic cell based on the following...Ch. 17 - Consider a galvanic cell based on the following...Ch. 17 - An electrochemical cell consists of a silver metal...Ch. 17 - An aqueous solution of PdCl2 is electrolyzed for...Ch. 17 - Prob. 140CPCh. 17 - Prob. 141CPCh. 17 - The overall reaction in the lead storage battery...Ch. 17 - Consider the following galvanic cell: Calculate...Ch. 17 - Prob. 144CPCh. 17 - A galvanic cell is based on the following...Ch. 17 - Prob. 146CPCh. 17 - The measurement of pH using a glass electrode...Ch. 17 - Prob. 148CPCh. 17 - A galvanic cell is based on the following...Ch. 17 - Prob. 150CPCh. 17 - Prob. 151CPCh. 17 - Prob. 152CPCh. 17 - Consider the following galvanic cell: A 15 0-mole...Ch. 17 - When copper reacts with nitric acid, a mixture of...Ch. 17 - The following standard reduction potentials have...Ch. 17 - An electrochemical cell is set up using the...Ch. 17 - Three electrochemical cells were connected in...Ch. 17 - A silver concentration cell is set up at 25C as...Ch. 17 - A galvanic cell is based on the following...Ch. 17 - Prob. 160MP
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