Chapter 6, Problem 6L.3BST

(a)

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Interpretation:

The chemical equation for the reaction of the given cell has to be written.

The given cell reaction is $\text{Hg}\left(\text{l}\right)\left|{\text{Hg}}_{\text{2}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{s}\right)\right|\text{HCl}\left(\text{aq}\right)\Vert {\text{Hg}}_{\text{2}}{\left({\text{NO}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{aq}\right)|\text{Hg}\left(\text{l}\right).$

(b)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The spontaneity of the cell reaction has to be predicted if the cell potential is positive.