SS2 - ELECTROCHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT (Date Of Submission 25 th April 2025)

1. Which factor does the Nernst equation take into account to calculate electrode potential
under non-standard conditions?

(A) Concentration of reactants and products (B) Temperature (C)Pressure (D)Volume of the
solution

2. Which of the following is a non-spontaneous cell reaction?

(A) Zn(s) + Cu²⁺(aq) → Zn²⁺(aq) + Cu(s) (B) 2Ag⁺(aq) + Cu(s) → 2Ag(s) + Cu²⁺(aq)

(C)Fe(s) + Cu²⁺(aq) → Fe²⁺(aq) + Cu(s) (D)2H₂O(l) → 2H₂(g) + O₂(g)

3. What is the standard hydrogen electrode potential?

(A) +1.23 V (B) +0.34 V (C)+0.00 V (D) -0.76 V

4. If M, N, O, P and Q are in the increasing order of their standard potentials in standard

(A) M and N (B) M and O (C) M and P (D) M and Q

Q 5. In the electrolysis of water, which gas is liberated at the cathode?

(A) Oxygen (B) Hydrogen (C) Chlorine (D) Sodium

6. At which temperatures ceramic materials are known as superconductor?

(A) 0 K (B) 273 K (C) 150 K (D) 1000 K

7. What does a negative value of Ecell (cell potential) calculated using the Nernst equation
indicate?

(A) The reaction is non-spontaneous (B) The reaction is at equilibrium (C) The concentration
of products is higher than the reactants (D) The concentration of reactants is higher than the
products

8. What happens to the cell potential (Ecell) as the concentration of reactants increases,
according to the Nernst equation?

(A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains constant (D) Cannot be determined

9. Which of the following statements is true about a galvanic cell?

(A) It converts chemical energy into electrical energy (B) It requires an external source of
electricity to operate (C) It is non-spontaneous (D) It does not involve redox reactions

1O. How does an increase in temperature affect the cell potential (Ecell) as per the Nernst
equation?
(A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains constant (D) Depends on the concentration of
reactants

11. Which metal is commonly used as the anode in sacrificial protection against corrosion?
(A) Zinc (B) Copper (C)Silver (D)Aluminum

12. Which of the following is a key assumption made in the derivation of the Nernst
equation? (A) The reaction is spontaneous (B) The reaction is at equilibrium (C) The
concentration of reactants and products is constant (D) The reaction occurs in a vacuum

13. The electrode at which oxidation occurs is called the:

(A) Anode (B) Cathode (C) Electrolyte (D) Salt bridge

14. Which of the following is a primary function of a salt bridge in an electrochemical cell?
(A) It completes the circuit (B) It prevents the mixing of electrolytes (C) It conducts electricity
(D) It maintains charge neutrality

15. Which of the following compounds shows maximum equivalent conductance in their
aqueous solutions?

(A) SrCl2 (B) BeCl2 (C) MgCl2 (D) CaCl2

16. What is the SI unit of electrical conductivity?

(A) Ohm (Ω) (B) Siemens per meter (S/m) (C) Coulomb (C) (D) Faraday (F)

17. What does resistivity depend on?

(A) Temperature only (B) Material only (C) Length and cross-sectional area (D) Both material
and temperature

18. What is the product of the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride?

(A) Sodium metal and chlorine gas (B) Sodium hydroxide and chlorine gas (C) Sodium metal
and oxygen gas (D) Sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas

19. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the rate of electrolysis?

(A) Temperature (B) Concentration of electrolyte (C) Surface area of electrodes (D) Pressure

20. Which of the following is a half-cell reaction in the Daniell cell?

(A) Cu(s) → Cu²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻

(B) Zn(s) + Cu²⁺(aq) → Zn²⁺(aq) + Cu(s)

(C) Zn²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → Zn(s)

(D) Cu²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → Cu(s)

(A) 2.0 × 1010 (B) 4.0 × 1010 (C) 4.0 × 1015 (D) 2.4 × 1010

22. What happens to the resistance of a conductor as its length increases?

(A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains constant (D) Depends on the material

23. What is the formula for calculating resistance (R) using resistivity (ρ), length (L), and
cross-sectional area

(A)? (A) R=Lρ/A (B) R=ρ/AL (C) R=AL (D) R=ρ/A/L

24. If E0 Al3+|Al = -1.66 V and E0 Fe3+|Fe = 0.04 V, which of the two will be stronger
reductant?

(A) Al3+ (B) Fe3+ (C) Fe (D) Al

25. Calculate ∆˚HOAc using appropriate molar conductance of the electrolytes listed above
at infinite dilution of H2O at 25°C.

(A) 517.2 (B) 552.7 (C) 390.7 (D) 217.5

26. Which of the following is an example of a secondary battery?

(A) Alkaline battery (B) Mercury battery (C) Lithium-ion battery (D) Fuel cell

27. What is the function of the porous barrier in a salt bridge?

(A) To prevent the flow of electrons (B) To prevent the mixing of electrolytes (C) To allow the
flow of ions (D) To maintain charge neutrality

28. What will be the mole ratio of Cu, Ag and Al respectively, when 1 mole electrons passed
through CuSO4, AgNO3 and AlCl3 solution?

(A) 1 : 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 : 3 (C) 2 : 1 : 3 (D) 3 : 6 : 2

29. What will be the result of increase in the concentration of Fe2+ in the following cell
reaction? 2Fe3+ + Zn → Zn2+ + 2Fe2+

(A) Cell potential increase (B) Cell potential decrease (C) pH of solution decrease (D) None of
these

30. What is the overall cell reaction in a lead-acid battery during discharge?

(A) Pb(s) + H₂SO₄(aq) → PbSO₄(s) + H₂(g)

(B) Pb(s) + 2H⁺(aq) → Pb²⁺(aq) + H₂(g)

(C) PbO₂(s) + Pb(s) + 2SO₄²⁻(aq) → 2PbSO₄(s) + 2H₂O(l)

(D) PbO₂(s) + Pb(s) + 2H₂SO₄(aq) → 2PbSO₄(s) + 2H₂O(l)

(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

31. ASSERTION: An electrochemical cell can be set up only if the redox reaction is
spontaneous. REASON: A reaction is spontaneous if free energy change is negative.

32. ASSERTION: Electrical conductivity of copper increases with increase in temperature.

33. ASSERTION: Cu2+ ions get reduced more easily than H+ ions. REASON: The standard
electrode potential of copper is 0.34V.

34. ASSERTION: The resistivity for a substance is its resistance when it is one meter long and
its area of cross section is one square meter. REASON: The SI unit of resistivity is ohm meter.

35. ASSERTION: Conductivity decreases with dilution REASON: The number of ions per unit
volume increases

36. ASSERTION: The acidified zinc sulphate solution is electrolysed between zinc electrodes,
it is zinc that is deposited at the cathode and no hydrogen gas is evolved. REASON: The
electrode potential of zinc is more negative than that of hydrogen as the overvoltage for the
hydrogen evolution on zinc is quite large.