Study Guide for Chemistry: The Central Science
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Author: Theodore E. Brown, James C. Hill
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Chapter 6, Problem 16E
In some applications nickel-cadmium batteries have been replaced by nickel-zinc batteries. The overall cell reaction for this relatively new battery is:
2 H2 O(I) + 2 NiO(OH) (s) + Zn (s) → 2 Ni (OH)2 (s) + Zn (OH)2 (s)
- What is the cathode half-reaction?
- What is the anode half-reaction?
- A single nickel-cadmium cell has a voltage of 1.30 V. Based on the difference in the standard reduction potentials of Cd2 + and Zn2+ what voltage would you estimate a nickel-zinc battery will produce?
- Would you expect the specific energy density of a nickel-Zinc battery to be higher or lower than that of a nickel-cadmium battery?
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Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 6.1.1PECh. 6.1 - Practice Exercise 2 If one of the waves in the...Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 6.2.1PECh. 6.1 - Prob. 6.2.2PECh. 6.2 - Assuming standard conditions, arrange the...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 6.3.2PECh. 6.3 - Practice Exercise 1 In the top part of Figure...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 6.4.2PECh. 6.4 - Prob. 6.5.1PECh. 6.4 - For each of the following reactions, write a...
Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 6.6.1PECh. 6.5 - Prob. 6.6.2PECh. 6.8 - Prob. 6.7.1PECh. 6.8 - Prob. 6.7.2PECh. 6.9 - A cell has a standard cell potential of +0.177 V...Ch. 6.9 - Prob. 6.8.2PECh. 6.9 - Prob. 6.9.1PECh. 6.9 - Prob. 6.9.2PECh. 6 - Prob. 1DECh. 6 - Prob. 1ECh. 6 - Prob. 2ECh. 6 - Prob. 3ECh. 6 - Prob. 4ECh. 6 - Prob. 5ECh. 6 - The familiar phenomenon of a rainbow results from...Ch. 6 - Prob. 7ECh. 6 - Prob. 8ECh. 6 - Prob. 9ECh. 6 - Prob. 10ECh. 6 - Prob. 11ECh. 6 - Prob. 12ECh. 6 - Prob. 13ECh. 6 - Prob. 14ECh. 6 - Prob. 15ECh. 6 - In some applications nickel-cadmium batteries have...Ch. 6 - Prob. 17ECh. 6 - Prob. 18ECh. 6 - Prob. 19ECh. 6 - Prob. 20ECh. 6 - Prob. 21ECh. 6 - Prob. 22ECh. 6 - Prob. 23ECh. 6 - Prob. 24ECh. 6 - Prob. 25ECh. 6 - Prob. 26ECh. 6 - Prob. 27ECh. 6 - Metallic magnesium can be made by the electrolysis...Ch. 6 - 20.93
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