ELECTROCHEMISTRY

1. How does molar conductivity of a weak electrolyte vary with its concentration in solution?
2. Why is necessary to use a salt bridge in a galvanic cell?
3. How Λ0m of a weak electrolyte is determined using Kohlrausch’s law?
4. How does temperature affect the electrolytic conduction of a electrolyte?
5. In a concentrated solution, a strong electrolyte shows deviations from Debye-Huckel-Onsagar
equation. Why?
6. Why does the conductivity of an electrolyte decrease with dilution whereas molar conductivity
increases?
7. The conductivity of 0.01 M solution of acetic acid at 298 K is 1.65x10-4 S cm-1. Calculate :
(i) molar conductivity of the solution,
(ii) degree of dissociation of acetic acid,
(iii) degree of dissociation for acetic acid
Given that λ0H+ = 349.1 and λ0CH3COO- = 40.9 S cm2 mol-1
8. Calculate the mass of copper deposited when a current of 0.3 ampere is passed in aq. solution of
copper sulphate for two hours.
9. Calculate the standard free energy change for the following chemical reaction:
2 Ag+ + Cd  2 Ag + Cd2+
Given E0Cd2+,Cd = -0.40V and E0 Ag+,Ag = 0.80V
10. The resistance of 0.5 M CH3COOH solution is 100 ohm. The cell constant of the cell is 0.035 cm -1.
Calculate the molar conductivity of solution.
11. Find the emf of the following cell at 298 K:
Cr(s) ‫ ׀‬Cr3+ (0.1M) ║ Fe2+ (0.01M) ‫ ׀‬Fe(s)
Given E0Cr3+,Cr = -0.75V and E0 Fe2+,Fe= -0.45V
12. Silver is electrodeposited on a metallic vessel of surface area 900 cm 2 by passing a current of 0.5
ampere for two hours. Calculate the thickness of silver deposited. (Given : density of silver=10.5g
cm-3, atomic mass of silver = 108 amu)
13. A solution of Ni(NO3)2 was electrolyzed between platinum electrodes using a current of 5 amp for
20 min. What is the mass of nickel deposited at the cathode? (Atomic mass of Ni= 58.5 amu).
14. Suggest a list of few metals that are extracted electrolytically.
15. How can you increase the reduction potential of an electrode?
For the reaction
Mn+(aq) + ne-- → M (s)

16. Electrolysis of KBr(aq) gives Br2 at anode but KF(aq) does not give
F2. Give reason.Can we store copper sulphate in (i)Zinc vessel (ii) Silver vessel? Give reasons.

Given E0 Cu2+/Cu = +0.34V, E0Zn2+/Zn= -0.76V) , E0Ag+/Ag = +0.80V

17. State and explain Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. What is electrochemical equivalent?
18. Why sodium metal is not obtained at cathode when aq NaCl is electrolyzed with Pt electrodes but
obtained when molten NaCl is electrolyzed ?

20 ‘Corrosion is an electrochemical phenomenon’, explain. How is corrosion prevented?

Dr. Dinesh Kumar, PGT(Chemistry), KV,DVC, Bokaro Thermal