ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Q.1 (i) What is salt bridge , function of salt Bridge?

(ii) Dry cell become death after sometime, why?
(iii) Rusting of iron Quicker in saline water, but inhibit in alkaline medium?
(iv) Give the discharging reaction of lead storage battery?
(v) What is fuel cell, where it is used?
(vi) On dilution what does effect on conductivity and molar conductivity?
(vii) Can you store copper sulphate solution in a zinc pot?
(viii)Write the mechanism of rusting of iron ,with electrochemical equation?
Q.2 Calculate E0cell for the following reaction at 298 K ; [CBSE 2016]
2Cr(s) + 3Fe2+(0.01M) → 2Cr3+(0.01M) +3Fe(s) ;given Ecell =0.261V ?
Q.3 Write the Nernst equation and determine the e.m.f. of the following cell at 298 K:
Mg (s)/ Mg2+ (0.001M) //Cu 2+ (0.0001M)/Cu (s) [CBSE 2012]
(Given : E°Mg 2+ /Mg = - 2.375 V, E°Cu2+ /Cu = +0.34 V)
Q.4 A voltaic cell is set up with the following half cells: Al/ Al3+(0.001 M) // Ni2+ / Ni (0.50 M)
Calculate the cell voltage [Eo Ni2+/Ni = – 0.25 V, Eo Al3+/Al= – 1.66 V] [CBSE 2011]
Q.5 A copper-silver cell is set up. The copper ion concentration is 0.10 M. The concentration
of silver ion is not known. The cell potential when measured was 0.422 V. Determine the
concentration of silver ions in the cell. (Given E0 Ag+ /Ag 0.80V, E0 Cu2+ /Cu 0.34 V) [CBSE2012]
Q.6 A voltaic cell is set up at 25 oC with the following half cells:
Ag+ (0.001 M)|Ag and Cu2+ (0.10 M) | Cu [CBSE 2013]
What would be the voltage of this cell? (Eocell = 0.46 V)
Q.7 Find out electrode potential and Equilibrium constant
Zn+2Ag+(0.02M) →Zn2+(0.04M) +2Ag ( Eo Zn+/Zn = -0.76V and Eo Ag+/Ag =0.80V)
Depict the galvanic cell in which the following reaction takes place:
Zn (s) + 2Ag+ → (aq) Zn 2+ (aq) + 2Ag (s)
Also indicate that in this cell
(i) which electrode is negatively charged.
(ii) what are the carrier of the current in the cell.
(iii) what is the individual reaction at each electrode.
Q.8 Calculate the potential for half-cell containing
0.10 M K2Cr2O7 (aq), 0.20 M Cr3+ (aq) and 1.0 × 10-4 M H+ (aq).
The half-cell reaction is
Cr2O72-(aq) + 14 H+ (aq) + 6e– → 2 Cr3+ (aq) + 7 H2O (l)
and the standard electrode potential is given as E0 = 1.33 V.

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Q.9 Calculate the potential of Hydrogen Electrode in contact with a solution Whose PH is 10?
Q.10 Given that the standard electrode potentials (E°) of metals are :
K+/K = -2.93 V, Ag+/Ag = 0.80 V, Cu2+/Cu = 0.34 V,
Mg2+/Mg = -2.37 V, Cr3+/Cr = -0.74 V, Fe2+/Fe = -0.44 V.
Arrange these metals in increasing order of their reducing power.

BASED ON FARADAY’S LAW

Q1. Write the first and second law’s of faraday electrolysis?
Q2. How much charge in terms of Faraday is required for the reduction of 1 mol of Cu2+ to
Cu.
Q3. How many moles of mercury will be produced by electrolysing 1.0 M Hg(NO3)2 solution
with a current of 2.00 A for 3 hours? [Hg(NO3)2 = 200.6 g mol-1]
Q4. Calculate the mass of Ag deposited at cathode when a current of 2 amperes was passed
through a solution of AgNO3 for 15 minutes.
[Given: Molar mass of Ag = 108 g mol-1 1F = 96,500 C mol-1)
Q5. A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed for 10 min. With a current of 1.5 ampere. What is
mass of Cu deposited at the cathode?
Q6. If a current of 0.5 ampere flow through a metallic wire for 2 hrs. Then how many
electrons would flow through the wire? [CBSE 2017]
Q.11 A solution of Ni(NO3)2 is electrolysed between platinum electrodes using a
current of 5 amperes for 20 minutes. What mass of Ni is deposited at the cathode?
Q.12 Three electrolytic cells A,B,C containing solutions of ZnSO4, AgNO3 and CuSO4,
respectively are connected in series. A steady current of 1.5 amperes was
passed through then until 1.45 g of silver deposited at the cathode of cell B. How long did
the current flow? What mass of copper and zinc were deposited? [CBSE 2015]
Q.13 How much electricity in terms of Faraday is required to produce
(i) 20.0 g of Ca from molten CaCl2
(ii) 40.0 g of Al from molten Al2O3
Q.14 How much electricity is required in coulomb for the oxidation of
(i) 1 mol of H2O to O2?
(ii) 1 mol of FeO to Fe2O3?
Q.15 How much charge is required for the following reductions:
(i) 1 mol of Al3+ to Al?
(ii) 1 mol of Cu2+ to Cu?
(iii) 1 mol of MnO4– to Mn2+

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Q.16 How much charge and electron to required to reduce
(a) 6.3 gm. Cu 2+ to Cu ? Cu(63.5)
(b) 0.65 gm. Of Zn2+ to Zn Zn(65)

BASED ON Kohlaurch’S LAW

Q.17 Define Conductivity and Molar conductivity, how it vary with dilution?
Q.18 Express the relationship amongst cell constant, resistance of the solution in the cell and
conductivity of the solution. How is molar conductivity of a solute related to conductivity of
its solution?
Q.19 The molar conductivity of a 1.5 M solution of an electrolyte is found to be 138.9 S
cm2 mol-1 Calculate the conductivity of the solution. What is meant by ‘limiting molar
conductivity’?
Q.20 The resistance of 0.01 M NaCl solution at 25°C is 200 Ω. The cell constant of the
conductivity cell is unity. Calculate the molar conductivity of the solution.
Q.21 Resistance of a conductivity cell filled with 0.1 mol L-1 KCl solution is 100 Ω. If the
resistance of the same cell when filled with 0.02 mol L-1 KCl solution is 520 Ω, calculate the
conductivity and molar conductivity of 0.02 mol L-1 KCl solution. The conductivity of 0.1 mol
L-1 KCl solution is 1.29 × 10-2 Ω-1 cm-1.
Q.22 The conductivity of 0.001 mol L-1 solution of CH3COOH is 3.905 × 10-5 S cm-1. Calculate
its molar conductivity and degree of dissociation (α).
Given: λ0(H+) = 349.6 S cm2 mol-1 and λ0 (CH3COO–) = 40.9 S cm2 mol-1
Q.23 The measured resistance of a conductance cell was 100 ohms. Calculate
(i) the specific conductance and (ii) the molar conductance of the solution.
(KC1 = 74.5 g mol-1 and cell constant = 1.25 cm-1 )
Q.24 State Kohlrausch law of independent migration of ions. Write an expression for the
molar conductivity of acetic acid at infinite dilution according to Kohlrausch law.
(b) Calculate Λ°m for acetic acid.
Given that Λ°m (HCl) = 426 S cm2 mol-1
Λ°m (NaCl) = 126 S cm2 mol-1
Λ°m (CH3COONa) = 91 S cm2 mol-1
Q.25 Conductivity of 0.00241 M acetic acid is 7.896 × 10–5 S cm–1. Calculate its molar
conductivity. If 0m L for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2 mol–1, what is its dissociation constant?
Q.26 The conductivity of 0.001028 M acetic acid is 4.95X10-5 Scm-1 . calculate dissociation
constant if molar conductivity is 390.5 Scm2 mol-1 ?

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Q.27 Resistance of conductivity cell containing 0.001M KCl solution at 298K is 1500 ohm.
what is cell constant if conductivity of this cell 0.146X10-3 Scm-1 .
Q.28 0.02M KCl solution has conductivity is 1.29 S/cm mole find molar conductivity?
Q.29 What type of a battery is lead storage battery? Write the anode and cathode reactions
and the overall cell reaction occuring in the operation of a lead storage battery.
Q.30 Corrosion is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon. Explain the reactions ;
occurring during corrosion of iron kept in j an open atmosphere.
Q.31 Why an electrochemical cell stop working after some time? The reduction potential of
an electrode depends upon the concentration of solution with which it is in contact.
Q.32 What are fuel cells? Explain the electrode reactions involved in the working of H2 –
O2 fuel cell.
Q.33 Write the name of the cell which is generally used in hearing aids. Write the reactions
taking place at the anode and the cathode of this cell.
Q.34 From the given cells: Lead storage cell, Mercury cell, Fuel cell and Dry cell
Answer the following:
(i) Which cell is used in hearing aids?
(ii) Which cell was used in Apollo Space Programme?
(iii) Which cell is used in automobiles and inverters?
(iv) Which cell does not have long life?
Q.35 The chemistry of corrosion of iron is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon.
Explain the reactions occurring during the corrosion of iron in the atmosphere.

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