A student measures the potential of a cell made up with 1 M CuSO4 in one solution and 1 M AgNO3 in the other. There is a Cu electrode in the CuSo4 and an Ag electrode in the AgNO3, and the cell is set up in a "voltmeter." She finds that the potential, or voltage, of the cell, E^0cell, is 0.45 V, and that the Cu electrode is negative
a)At which electrode is oxidation occurring?
b)Write the equation for the oxidation reaction.
c)Write the equation for the reduction reaction.
d)If the potential of the silver, silver ion electrode, E^0Ag+, Ag is taken to be 0.000 V in oxidation or reduction, what is the value of the potential for the oxidation reaction, E^0Cu, Cu2+oxid? E^0cell=E^0oxid + E^0red.
e) If E^0Ag+, Agred equals 0.80 V, as in standard tables of electrode potentials, what is the value of the potential of oxidation reaction of copper, E^0Cu, Cu2+oxid?
f) Write the net ionic equation for the spontaneous reaction that occurs in teh cell that the student studied.
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2007-08-05
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