Chapter 6, Problem 6N.5E

(a)

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Interpretation:

The unknown quantity in the given cell has to be evaluated.

$\text{Pt(s)|}{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{(g,}\text{1}{\text{.0bar)|H}}^{\text{+}}\text{(pH=?)}\text{||}{\text{Cl}}^{\text{-}}\text{(aq, 1}\text{.0mol}\cdot {\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}\text{)|}{\text{Hg}}_{\text{2}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\text{(s)|Hg(l)}{\text{E}}_{\text{cell}}\text{=+0}\text{.33V}$

(b)

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Interpretation:

The unknown quantity in the given cell has to be evaluated.

$\begin{array}{l}\text{C(gr)|}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}\text{(g,}\text{1}{\text{.0bar)|Cl}}^{\text{-}}\text{(aq, ?)}\text{||}{\text{MnO}}_{\text{4}}{}^{\text{-}}\text{(aq, 0}{\text{.010 mol×L}}^{\text{-1}}\text{),}\\ {\text{H}}^{\text{+}}\text{(pH=4}{\text{.0)|Mn}}^{\text{2+}}\text{(aq,0}\text{.10mol}\cdot {\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}\text{)|Pt(s)}{\text{E}}_{\text{cell}}\text{=-0}\text{.30V}\end{array}$