Chapter 22, Problem 20E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Whether the following reaction will go essentially to completion as written for standard-state conditions or not should be shown by calculation.

$\text{2HOCl}\left(\text{aq}\right)\to {\text{HClO}}_2\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\text{H}}^{+}\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\text{Cl}}^{-}\left(\text{aq}\right)$

Concept introduction:

The relation between Gibbs free energy and electrode potential is as follows:

$\Delta G=-\text{nFE}$

Here, $\Delta G$ is Gibbs free energy, n is number of electrons and F is Faraday’s constant and E is electrode potential.