AP Chemistry: Electrochemistry Multiple Choice: Which of The Above Occurs For Each of The Following Circumstances?
AP Chemistry: Electrochemistry Multiple Choice: Which of The Above Occurs For Each of The Following Circumstances?
AP Chemistry: Electrochemistry Multiple Choice: Which of The Above Occurs For Each of The Following Circumstances?
AP Chemistry: Electrochemistry
Multiple Choice
14. Questions 14-17
The spontaneous reaction that occurs when the cell in the picture
operates is as follows:
46. If 0.060 faradays are passed through an electrolytic cell containing a solution of In3+ ions, the maximum
number of moles of In that could be deposited at the cathode is…
(A) 0.010 mole (B) 0.020 mole (C) 0.030 mole (D) 0.060 mole (E) 0.18 mole
75. If a copper sample containing some zinc impurity is to be purified by electrolysis, the anode and the
cathode must be which of the following?
Anode Cathode
(A) Pure copper Pure zinc
(B) Pure zinc Pure copper
(C) Pure copper Impure copper sample
(D) Impure copper sample Pure copper
(E) Impure copper sample Pure zinc
Fe2+ + 2e− → Fe(s) E° = − 0.44 volt
60. The standard reduction potentials for two half reactions are given above. The Nernst equation for a
galvanic cell at 25° C in which Fe(s) reduces Ni2+ is the following:
E = E° −0.059/2 log [Fe2+] / [Ni2+]
(A) 1.9 x 10−23 (B) 7.6 x 10−8 (C) 3.6 x 10+3 (D) 1.3 x 10+7 (E) 5.2 x 10+22
63. Which of the following expressions is correct for the maximum mass of copper, in grams, that cou1d be
plated out by electrolyzing aqueous CuCl2 for 16 hours at a constant current of 3.0 amperes? (1 faraday =
96,500 coulombs)
(A) [(16)(3,600)(3.0)(63.55)(2)] / (96,500)
75. A direct-current power supply of low voltage (less than 10 volts) has lost the markings that indicate which
output terminal is positive and which is negative. A chemist suggests that the power supply terminals be
connected to a pair of platinum electrodes that dip into 0.1-molar KI solution. Which of the following
correctly identifies the polarities of the power supply terminals?
(A) A gas will be evolved only at the positive electrode.
(B) A gas will be evolved only at the negative electrode.
(C) A brown color will appear in the solution near the negative electrode.
(D) A metal will be deposited on the positive electrode.
(E) None of the methods above will identify the polarities of the power supply terminals.
Questions 34-35 refer to an electrolytic cell that involves the following half-reaction:
AlF63− + 3 e− → Al + 6F−
34. Which of the following occurs in the reaction?
(A) AlF 63− is reduced at the cathode.
(B) Al is oxidized at the anode.
(C) Aluminum is converted from the −3 oxidation state to the 0 oxidation state.
(D) F− acts as a reducing agent.
(E) F− is reduced at the cathode.
35. As steady current of 10 amperes in passed though an aluminum-production cell for 15 minutes. Which of
the following is the correct expression for calculating the number of grams of aluminum produced? (1 faraday
= 96,500 coulombs)
57. According to the information above, what is the standard reduction potential for the half-reaction
M3+(aq) + 3 e− → M(s)?
(A) −1.66 V (B) −0.06 V (C) 0.06 V (D) 1.66 V (E) 3.26 V
When the equation for the half reaction above is balanced with the lowest whole-number coefficients, the
coefficient for H2O is…
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 14
61. When acidified K2Cr2O7 solution is added to Na2S solution, green Cr3+ ions and free S are formed. When
acidified K2Cr2O7 solution is added to NaCl, no change occurs. Of the substances involved in these reactions,
which is the best reducing agent?
(A) K2Cr2O7 (B) Na2S (C) Cr3+ (D) S (E) NaCl
20. What mass of Au is produced when 0.0500 mol of Au2S3 is reduced completely with excess H2?
(A) 9.85 g (B) 19.7 g (C) 24.5 g (D) 39.4 g (E) 48.9 g
When the equation above is balanced and all coefficients reduced to lowest whole number terms, the
coefficient for OH−(aq) is…
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 6
71. In the electroplating of nickel, 0.200 faraday of electrical charge is passed through a solution of NiSO4.
What mass of nickel is deposited?
(A) 2.94 g (B) 5.86 g (C) 11.7 g (D) 58.7 g (E) 294 g
19. In which of the following species does sulfur have the same oxidation number as it does in H2SO4?