KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

CHENNAI REGION

ELECTROCHEMISTRY -BATTERIES
Class 12 - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 46

General Instructions:

Write these questions and answers in chemistry homework note book

1. a. The conductivity of 0.001 mol L–1 acetic acid is 4·95 × 10–5 S cm–1. Calculate the dissociation constant if [5]

∧n
0
for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2 mol-1.
b. Write Nernst equation for the reaction at 250C:
2 Al (s) + 3 Cu2+ (aq) ⟶ 2 Al3+ (aq) + 3 Cu (s)
c. What are secondary batteries ? Give an example.

2. a. What is Nickel Cadmium cell? State its one merit over lead storage cell. Write the overall reaction that [5]
occurs during discharging of this cell.
b. Silver is electro deposited on a metallic vessel of total surface area 900 cm2 by passing a current of 0.5
ampere for 2 hours.
Calculate the thickness of silver deposited, given its density is 10.5gcm-3. (At. mass of Ag = 108 g mol-1).
3. Why is the voltage of a mercury cell constant during its working? [1]
4. Name the cell used in hearing aids and watches. [1]
5. What is the electrolyte used in a dry cell? [1]
6. What is role of ZnCl2 in a dry cell? [1]
7. Unlike dry cell, the mercury cell has a constant cell potential throughout its useful life. Why? [1]
8. A Leclanche cell is also called dry cell. Why? [1]
9. What advantage do the fuel cells have over primary and secondary batteries? [1]
10. Write the name of the cell which is generally used in hearing aids. Write the reactions taking place at the anode [2]
and the cathode of this cell.
11. What type of battery is lead storage cell? Write the anode and cathode reaction and the overall reaction occurring [2]
in a lead storage battery during discharging and recharging of the cell.
12. From the given cells: [2]
Lead storage cell, Mercury cell, Fuel cell and Dry cell Delhi 2016 Answer the following:
i. Which cell is used in hearing aids?
ii. Which cell was used in ApolloSpace Programme?
iii. Which cell is used in automobiles and inverters?
iv. Which cell does not have long life?
13. Write the anode and cathode reactions occurring in a commonly used mercury cells. How is the overall reaction [2]
represented?

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14. Write the name of the electrolyte used in [2]
i. fuel cell
ii. mercury cell.
15. Write the name of the cell which is generally used in transistors. Write the reactions taking place at the anode [2]
and the cathode of this cell.
16. Write the cell reaction of a lead storage battery when it is discharged. How does the density of the electrolyte [2]
change when the battery is discharged?
17. Write electrode reactions taking place in Ni - Cd cell. Is it primary or secondary cell? [3]
18. Write the chemistry of recharging the lead storage battery, highlighting all the materials that are involved during [3]
recharging.
19. Mention the reactions occurring at [3]
i. anode
ii. cathode, during working of a mercury cell.
Why does the voltage of a mercury cell remain constant during its operation?
20. i. Write two advantages of H2 - O2 fuel cell over ordinary cell. [3]

ii. Equilibrium constant (Kc) for the given cell reaction is 10. Calculate E ∘
cell
.
2+ 2+
A(s) + B (aq) ⇌ A (aq) + B(s)

21. Write the cell reaction which occur in the lead storage battery [3]
i. When the battery is in use
ii. When the battery is on charging.

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