I am in ap chem and have the ap test on tuesday. In electrochem problems, standard cell potential is cathode-anode, right? So if they give you the problem with 2 half reactions both beng reduced, how do u know which one to flip and make the cathode?
and the problem on the 2003 ap test it gives the following info:
Br2 + 2e- --> 2Br- E=+1.065
BrO3 - + 6H+ ---> Br2 + 3H2O E=+1.52
so i thought E=cathode-anode=1.065-1.52, but the solution says 1.52-1.065. why is the second one the cathode?
2007-05-13
06:04:40
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reeca
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