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1. Use the standard half-cell potentials listed below to
calculate the standard cell potential for the following
reaction occurring in an electrochemical cell at 25°C.
(The equation is balanced.) 3 Cl2(g) + 2 Fe(s) → 6
Cl⁻(aq) + 2 Fe3+(aq)
Cl2(g) + 2 e⁻ → 2 Cl⁻(aq) E° = +1.36 V
Fe3+(aq) + 3 e⁻ → Fe(s) E° = -0.04 V Fe(s) →
3+
Fe (aq) + 3 e⁻ E° = 0.04 V
E°=(1.36 V)+(0.04 V)
1.40 V
2. Identify the characteristics of a spontaneous
reaction.
A) ΔG° < 0
B) ΔE°cell > 0
C) K > 1
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
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3. Which of the following reactions would be the
most spontaneous at 298 K?
A) A + 2 B → C; E°cell = +0.98 V
B) A + B → 2 C; E°cell = -0.030 V
C) A + B → 3 C; E°cell = +0.15 V
D) A + B → C; E°cell = +1.22 V
4. a. What is the reduction half-reaction for the
following overall galvanic cell reaction? Co2+(aq) +
2 Ag(s) → Co(s) + 2 Ag+(aq)
Ag+(aq) + e⁻ → Ag(s)
b. Does the reduction occur at the anode or the
cathode?
Cathode
5. Using the following standard
reduction potentials,
Fe3+(aq) + e- →Fe2+(aq)
E° =
+0.77 V Ni2+(aq) + 2 e-
→Ni(s) E° = -
0.23 V
calculate the standard cell potential for the galvanic
cell reaction given below, and determine whether or
not this reaction is spontaneous under standard
conditions.
Ni2+(aq) + 2 Fe2+(aq) → 2 Fe3+(aq) + Ni(s)
Anode: Fe2+(aq) → Fe3+(aq) + e- E° anode= -0.77
V (-0.23 V)+(-0.77 V)=-1 V
Cathode: Ni2+(aq) +2 e- → Ni(s) E° cathode = -
0.23 V Not Spontaneous
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