Chemistry for Engineers & Engineering Technologists

Unit 2: Electrochemistry – Practice Exercises

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General Instruction: Read and analyze the given problem below. Show your detailed computation and
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Practice Exercise 2.3

Calculate the (a) standard cell potential, E°; (b) determine whether the reaction is spontaneous or
non-spontaneous; (c) electrical energy, EE; (d) free-energy change, ∆G°; (e) equilibrium constant, K, of
the following reactions.
1. Fe2+(aq) / Fe3+ (aq) // Ag+ / Ag(s)

2. Zn(s) / Zn2+(aq) // Cr3+(aq) / Cr(s)

3. Fe(s) + Hg2+(aq) → Fe2+(aq) + Hg(l)

4. Zn(s) + Ni2+(aq) → Zn2+ (aq) + Ni(s)

5. Pb(s) + Sn2+(aq) → Pb2+ (aq) + Sn(s)

6. Al(s) / Al3+(aq) // Mg2+(aq) / Mg(s)

7. Ca(s) / Ca2+(aq) // Cr3+(aq) / Cr(s)

8. Mg(s) / Mg2+(aq) // Fe2+(aq) / Fe(s)