Chapter 17, Problem 53P

A half-cell that consists of a copper wire in a 1.00 M Cu(NO3)2 solution is connected by a salt bridge to a solution that is 1.00 M in both Pu3+ and Pu4+, and contains an inert metal electrode. The voltage of the cell is 0.642 V, with the copper as the negative electrode. (a) Write the half-reactions and the overall equation for the spontaneous chemical reaction. (b) Use the standard potential of the copper half-reaction, with the voltage of the cell, to calculate the standard reduction potential for the plutonium half-reaction.

An electrolysis experiment is performed to determine the value of the Faraday constant (number of coulombs per mole of electrons). In this experiment, 28.8 g of gold is plated out from a AuCN solution by running an electrolytic cell for two hours with a current of 2.00 A. What is the experimental value obtained for the Faraday Constant?

The table below lists the cell potentials for the 10 possible galvanic cells assembled from the metals A. B. C. D. and E. and their respective 1.00 M 2+ ions in solution. Using the data in the table, establish a standard reduction potential table similar to Table 17-1 in the text. Assign a reduction potential of 0.00 V to the half-reaction that falls in the middle of the series. You should get two different tables. Explain why, and discuss what you could do to determine which table is correct. A(s)in A2+(aq) B(s)in B2+(aq) C(s)in V2+(aq) D(s)in D2+(aq) E(s)in E2+(aq) 0.28V 0.81V 0.13V 1.00V D(s)in D2+(aq) 0.72V 0.19V 1.13V C(s)in V2+(aq) 0.41V 0.94V B(s)in B2+(aq) 0.53V

Halide ions can he deposited at a silver anode, the reaction being Ag(s) + X- AgX(s) +e- Suppose that a cell was formed by immersing a silver anode in an analyte solution that was 0.0250 M Cl-,Br-, and I -ions and connecting the half-cell to a saturated calomel cathode via a salt bridge. (a) Which halide would form first and at what potential? Is the cell galvanic or electrolytic? (b) Could I- and Br- be separated quantitatively? (Take 1.00 l0-5 M as the criterion for quantitative removal of an ion.) If a separation is feasible, what range of cell potential could he used? (c) Repeat part (b) for I- and Cl-. (d) Repeat part (b) for Br- and Cl-.

Consider a voltaic cell in which the following reaction occurs. Zn(s)+Sn2+(aq)Zn2+(aq)+Sn(s) (a) Calculate E° for the cell. (b) When the cell operates, what happens to the concentration of Zn2+? The concentration of Sn2+? (c) When the cell voltage drops to zero, what is the ratio of the concentration of Zn2+ to that of Sn2+? (d) If the concentration of both cations is 1.0 M originally, what are the concentrations when the voltage drops to zero?

Calculate the voltages of the following cells at 25°C and under the following conditions: (a) Cu|Cu+(0.80M)Hg22+(0.10M)|Hg|Pt (b) Cr|Cr3+(0.615M)Ni2+(0.228M)|Ni

the electroplating of a silver spoon, the spoon acts as thecathode and a piece of pure silver as the anode. Both dipinto a solution of silver cyanide (AgCN). Suppose that acurrent of 1.5 A is passed through such a cell for 22 minutesand that the spoon has a surface area of 16cm2. Calculatethe average thickness of the silver layer deposited onthe spoon, taking the density of silver to be 10.5gcm3.

Sketch the galvanic cells based on the following half-reactions. Show the direction of electron flow, show the direction of ion migration through the salt bridge, and identify the cathode and anode. Give the overall balanced equation, and determine for the galvanic cells. Assume that all concentrations are 1.0 M and that all partial pressures are 1.0 atm. a. b.

Sketch the galvanic cells based on the following half-reactions. Show the direction of electron flow, show the direction of ion migration through the salt bridge, and identify the cathode and anode. Give the overall balanced equation, and determine for the galvanic cells. Assume that all concentrations are 1.0 M and that all partial pressures are 1.0 atm. a. b.