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The standard potential of cell can be determined from Nernst equation. The reaction will be
spontaneous if the standard potential cell is positive and will be non-spontaneous if it is negative
Step 2
Given data:
[vo;]-5.21 M
H*0.312 M
[vo]-1.80 M
Fe=2.15 M
Step 3
The given reaction is shown below.
2vO; (aq)+4H (aq)+Fe ( s)2VO (aq)+2H,0()+Fe (aq)
Step 4
In the above reaction, there is transfer of two electrons. Therefore, the value of n is 2. The
equilibrium constant for the above reaction is written below
[VoFe
vo;H
2+
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