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    This document summarizes the topics that will be covered in Chemistry 105 Lecture 1 on Electrochemistry. The major topics are the key concepts underlying electrochemical systems, laws of diffusion, cyclic voltammetry, and microelectrodes. Key concepts discussed include how electrode potential determines electron transfer rate and current is proportional to the electrochemical reaction rate. The document also provides two example questions.

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    Chemistry105 March8,2017

    Lecture1onElectrochemistry

    M.Majda:[email protected]
    B40Hildebrand

    ElectrochemicalMethodsofChemicalAnalysis

    Outlineofmajortopics:

    I. Keyconceptsunderlyingelectrochemicalsystems
    II. Lawsandmathematicsofdiffusion
    III.Diffusioncontrolledcurrenttoaplanarandasphericalelectrode
    IV.Cyclicvoltammetry,anodicstrippingvoltammetry
    V.Microelectrodes

    Keyconcepts:

    1. Electrochemicalsystemsarenothomogeneous.

    2. Electrodepotentialisapronouncementofelectronenergy

    electrontransferisgovernedbyenergeticselectrodepotential

    3. Currentisproportionaltotheelectrochemicalreactionrate

    rateofelectrochemicalreactions,v=kC*

    1 dN mol Q 1 dQ
    v cm 2 s ; N thus : v
    A dt nF nFA dt
    sincedQ/dt=ithenv=i/nFA;sinceweexpecttoexpressiasproportional
    toC*then:i=nFAkC*.

    Q1Asteadystatecurrentof0.12Aflowsinanelectrochemicalcellwith0.10cm2
    workingelectrodeduetocopperelectrodeposition(Cu2++2e>Cu).Whatisthe
    rate[molcm2s1]ofcopperplatinginthisexperiment?Also,expressyouranswer
    inmonolayersofcopperdepositpersecond.Feelfreetomakeanyreasonable
    assumptionsasneeded.

    4. Electrodeactsasagiantreagentoftunablereactivity(?)

    Twoalternativeratedetermining,mechanisticsteps:
    electrontransfer
    masstransport
    Theslowerofthetwodeterminestherateofanelectrochemicalreaction.
    Rateconstant(k)describeseithermasstransportorelectrontransfer:

    i nFAv nFAkC * ; [k ] [cm / s]

    5. Rateofelectrontransferincreasesexponentiallywithelectrodepotential:

    nF
    k k o exp
    RT
    E E o
    istransmissioncoefficientandcanbeoften
    takenas0.5.Ultimately,masstransportbecomesratelimiting:current
    becomesindependentoftheelectrodepotential.

    Q2Byhowmanymillivoltsdoyouneedtoincreasethepotentialofaworking
    electrodeinordertoobserveoneorderofmagnitudeincreaseofthecurrent?

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