Electrochemistry (Assignment) - 2

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Electrochemistry (Assignment) -2

1.3F electricity was passed through an aqueous solution of iron (II) bromide. Weight of iron metal
(at. Wt. = 56) deposited at the cathode (in g) is
(a) 65 (b) 84 (c) 112 (d) 168
2. The number of electrons lost or gained during the change
Fe + H2O  Fe3O4 + H2 is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
o
3. The standard potential at 25 C for the following half reactions are given against them
Zn2+ + 2e-  Zn, Eo = -0.762V
Mg2+ + 2e-  Mg, Eo = -2.37V
When zinc dust is added to the solution of MgCl2,
(a) ZnCl2 is formed (b) Mg is precipitated
(c) Zn dissolves in the solution (d) no reaction occurs
4. In a cell that utilizes the reaction
Zn(s) + 2H+(aq)  Zn2+(aq) + H2(g)
Addition of H2SO4 to cathode compartment will
(a) lower the E and shift equilibrium to the right (b) lower the E and shift equilibrium to the left
(c) increase the E and shift equilibrium to the right (d) increase the E and shift equilibrium to the left
5. The Eo for half cell Fe/Fe2+ and Cu/Cu2+ are -0.44 and +0.32V respectively, then
(a) Cu2+ oxidizes Fe (b) Cu oxidizes Fe2+
(c) Cu reduces Fe2+ (d) Cu2+ oxidizes Fe2+
6. I2(s)I-(0.1M) half cell is connected to a H+(aq)Ɩ H2(1bar),Pt half cell and emf is found to be 0.7714V. If
EoI  =0.535V, then pH of H+/H2 half cell
2 /I

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5


7. The emf of the cell, at 298K is
MgIMg2+ (0.01M) II Sn2+ (0.1M) I Sn
(given EoMg2+,Mg=-2.34V, EoSn,Sn=-0.14V)
(a) 2.23V (b) 1.86V (c) 1.56V (d) 3.26V
8. The standard reduction potential for the half cell having reaction
NO3-(aq) + 2H+ (aq) + e-  NO2(g) + H2O
Is 0.78V. What will be the reduction potential of the half cell in a neutral solution? (2.303RT/F=0.06V)
(a) 0.78V (b) 0.89V (c) 0.36V (d)- 0.06V
9. What is the time (in sec) required for depositing all the silver present in 125 mL of 1 M AgNO 3 solution
by passing a current of 241.25 A?
(a) 10 (b) 50 (c) 1000 (d) 100
10. How many atoms of calcium will be deposited from a solution of CaCl2 by a current of 25mA flowing for
60s?
(a) 4.68 x 1018 (b) 2.34 x 1018 (c) 1.24 x 1018 (d) 0.46 x 1018
11. Cu+(aq) is unstable in solution and undergoes simultaneous oxidation and reduction, according to the
reaction
2Cu+ (aq)  Cu2+ (aq) + Cu(s)
Choose correct EO for the above reaction if EoCu2+/Cu = 0.34V and EoCu2+/Cu+ = 0.15V
(a) -0.38V (b) +0.49V (c) +0.38V (d) -0.19V
12. If 560mL of H2 gas at STP is fed into and is consumed by the fuel cell in 10 min then what is the
current output of the fuel cell?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
o
13. Given the data at 25 C
Ag + I-  AgI + e-; Eo = 0.152V
Ag  Ag+ + e-; Eo = -0.800V
What is the value of log Ksp for AgI?
(a) -8.12 (b) +8.612 (c) -37.83 (d) -16.13
14. Specific conductance of 0.1 M HA is 3.75 x 10 ohm cm . If  (HA) = 250 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1, the
-4 -1 -1 

dissociation constant Ka of HA is:


(a) 1.0 x 10-5 (b) 2.25 x 10-14 (c) 2.25 x 10-5 (d) 2.25 x 10-13
15. The solution of CuSO4 in which copper rod is immersed is diluted to 10 times, the reduction electrode
potential
(a) Increase by 0.030 V (b) Decreases by 0.030 V
(c) Increased by 0.41 V (d) Decrease by 0.
16. Based on the data given below, the correct order of reducing power is:
Fe3+ (aq) + e  Fe2+ (aq); Eo = +0.77 V
Al3+ (aq) + 3e  Al (s); Eo = -1.66 V
Br2 (aq) + 2e  2Br- (aq); Eo = +1.08 V
(a) Br- < Fe2+ < Al (b) Fe2+ < Al < Br-
(c) Al < Br- < Fe2+ (d) Al < Fe2+ < Br-
17. The oxidation potential of a hydrogen electrode at pH = 10 and PH 2 = 1 is:
(a) -0.59 V (b) 0.00 V (c) +0.59 V (d) 0.059
18. Reduction potential of hydrogen half cell will negative if
(a) p(H2) = 1 atm and [H+] = 2.0M (b) p(H2) = 1 atm and [H+] = 1.0M
(c) p(H2) = 2 atm and [H+] = 1.0M (d) p(H2) = 2 atm and [H+] = 2.0M
19. MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e-  Mn2+ + 4H2O; Eo= 1.51V
MnO2 + 4H+ + 2e-  Mn2+ + 2H2O; Eo = 1.23V
E o MnO  / MnO is
4 2

(a) 1.70V (b) 0.91V (c) 1.37V (d) 0.548V


20.A current of 12 A is passed through an electrolytic cell containing aqueous NiSO 4 solution. Both Ni and
H2 gas are formed at the cathode. The current efficiency is 60%. What is the mass of nickel deposited on
the cathode per hour ?
(a) 7.883 g (b) 3.941 g (c) 5.91 g (d) 2.645 g
21. Consider the following cell reaction
2Fe(s)+O2(g)+4H+(aq) 2Fe2+(aq)+2H2O(l),Eo= 1.67V
At [Fe2+] = 10-3 M, P(O2) = 0.1 atm and pH = 3, the cell potential at 25oC is
(a) 1.47 V (b) 1.77V (c) 1.87V (d) 1.57V
22. Cathodic reaction of a dry cell is represented by 2MnO2 (s) + Zn +2e  ZnMn2O4 (s)
2+ -

If, there are 8 g of MnO2 in the cathodic compartment then the time for which the dry cell will continue to
give a current of 2 mA is
(a) 25.675 day (b) 51.35 day (c) 12.8 day (d) 6.423 day
23.An alloy of Pb-Ag weighing 1.08g was dissolved in dilute HNO3 and the volume made to 100mL. A
silver electrode was dipped in the solution and the emf of the cell set up
Pt(s), H2(g)  H+(1M) Ag+ (aq) Ag(s)
was 0.62V. If Eocell = 0.80V, what is the percentage of Ag in the alloy? [At 25 oC , RT/F = 0.06]
(a) 50 (b) 2.50 (c) 10 (d) 1
24. Eo of the following cell is
AgIAg+IAgClIClICl2, Pt
If, Gof (AgCl) = -109kJ/mol Gof (Cl) = -129kJ/mol Gof (Ag+) = 78kJ/mol
(a) -0.60V (b) 0.60V (c) 6.0V (d) none
25. The ionic conductance of Ba and Cl are respectively 127 and 76  cm
2+ - -1 2
at infinite dilution. The
equivalent conductance (in  -1 cm2 ) of BaC12 at infinite dilution will be
(a) 139.5 (b) 203 (c) 279 (d) 101.5
Integer Type
26.The Cell potential of the following cell
Pt/H2(g)ƖH+(aq)ǁCu2+(0.01M)ƖCu(s)
is 0.576V at 298K.The pH of solution is------(nearest integer) [given EoCu2+/Cu=0.34V ].
27.The resistance of conductivity cell containing 0.01MKCl solution at 298 K is1750.If the conductivity of
0.01M KCl solution at 298K is 0.152×10-3 Scm-1,then cell constant of conductivity cell is-------10-3 cm-1
28.In a cell ,the following reaction take place
Fe2+ Fe3+ +e- EoFe3+/Fe2+= 0.77V
2I-  I2+2e- EoI2/I-=0.54V
The standard electrode potential for the spontaneous reaction in the cell is x × 10-2 at 298 K. The value of
X is -------(nearest integer)
29.A solution of Fe2(SO4)3 is electrolysed for ‘x’min with a current of 1.5 ampere to deposit 0.3482g of
Fe.The value of X is-------[nearest integer] Given F=96500C mol-1 Atomic mass of Fe=56
30.For the reaction taking place in the cell
Pt(s) Ɩ H2(g) Ɩ H+(aq) ǁAg+(aq) Ɩ Ag(s)
EoCell = +0.5332V.The value of ∆fGo is ---------kJ mol-1 [in the nearest integer]

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