15. A voltaic cell is constructed from a Ag/AgCI half-cell and a Cu"/Cu half-cell.AgCl(s) + e > Ag(s) + Cr(aq);E°1/2(red) = +0.222 VCu*"(aq) + 2e > Cu(s);E°1/2(red) = +0.337 Va. Write the overall balanced redox reaction and calculate E°cell, and Keg for this cell?b. Initially the Ag/AgCI half-cell contains a silver wire in a 0.1 M NACI(aq) solution, and the Cu"/Cu half-cell contains a copper wire in 0.25 M CuCl2(aq) solution. Determine the cell potential, Ecell, thatwould be measured under these conditions.c. What is the maximum amount of work that can be done by the cell under these conditions?d. If the cell happened to reach equilibrium, what would the Ecel be?e. What would happen to the cell potential (increase or decrease) if the following actions were doneand WHY?Adding water to the anode:Increasing the (NaCI] solution to 2.0 M:Increasing the [CuCla] to 2.5 M:

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15. A voltaic cell is constructed from a Ag/AgCl half-cell and a Cu"/Cu half-cell. ABCI(s) + e → Ag(s) + Cr(aq); E°/2(red) = +0.222 V %3! Cu*"(aq) + 2e → Cu(s); E°1/2(red) = +0.337 V %3D a. Write the overall balanced redox reaction and calculate E°cel, and Keg for this cell? b. Initially the Ag/ABCI half-cell contains a silver wire in a 0.1 M NaCI(aq) solution, and the Cu"/Cu half- cell contains a copper wire in 0.25 M CuCl2(aq) solution. Determine the cell potential, Ecel, that would be measured under these conditions. c. What is the maximum amount of work that can be done by the cell under these conditions?

15. A voltaic cell is constructed from a Ag/AgCl half-cell and a Cu"/Cu half-cell. ABCI(s) + e → Ag(s) + Cr(aq); E°/2(red) = +0.222 V %3! Cu*"(aq) + 2e → Cu(s); E°1/2(red) = +0.337 V %3D a. Write the overall balanced redox reaction and calculate E°cel, and Keg for this cell? b. Initially the Ag/ABCI half-cell contains a silver wire in a 0.1 M NaCI(aq) solution, and the Cu"/Cu half- cell contains a copper wire in 0.25 M CuCl2(aq) solution. Determine the cell potential, Ecel, that would be measured under these conditions. c. What is the maximum amount of work that can be done by the cell under these conditions?

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Chapter17: Electrochemistry

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