Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.91PAE
An engineer is designing a mirror for an optical system. A piece of metal that measures 1.3 cm by 0.83 cm will have a coating of rhodium plated on its surface to serve as the mirror. The rhodium thickness will be 0.00030 mm, and the electrolyte contains Rh3+ ions. If the operating current of the
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Ch. 13 - Prob. 1COCh. 13 - Prob. 2COCh. 13 - • write and balance half-reactions for simple...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4COCh. 13 - Prob. 5COCh. 13 - • use standard reduction potentials to predict the...Ch. 13 - • calculate the amount of metal plated, the amount...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8COCh. 13 - Prob. 9COCh. 13 - Prob. 10CO
Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.1PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.2PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.3PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.4PAECh. 13 - For the following oxidationreduction reactions,...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.6PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.7PAECh. 13 - Which half-reaction takes place at the anode of an...Ch. 13 - If a salt bridge contains KNO3 as its electrolyte,...Ch. 13 - If a salt bridge contains KNO3 as its electrolyte,...Ch. 13 - The following oxidationreduction reactions are...Ch. 13 - Write a balanced chemical equation for the overall...Ch. 13 - For the reactions in parts (a) and (b) in the...Ch. 13 - Explain why the terms cell potential and...Ch. 13 - How does galvanic corrosion differ from uniform...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.16PAECh. 13 - A student who has mercury amalgam fillings in some...Ch. 13 - Based on the cell potential measured for the cells...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.19PAECh. 13 - Four voltaic cells are set up. In each, one...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.21PAECh. 13 - Explain why a large negative value for the...Ch. 13 - In tables of standard reduction potentials that...Ch. 13 - In the table of standard reduction potentials,...Ch. 13 - Using values from the table of standard reduction...Ch. 13 - Using values from the table of standard reduction...Ch. 13 - One half-cell in a voltaic cell is constructed...Ch. 13 - Four metals, A, B, C, and D, exhibit the following...Ch. 13 - Use the Nernst equation to calculate the cell...Ch. 13 - One half-cell in a voltaic cell is constructed...Ch. 13 - We noted that a tin-plated steel can corrodes more...Ch. 13 - The following half-cells are available: Ag(s);...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.33PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.34PAECh. 13 - In May 2000, a concrete pedestrian walkway...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.36PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.37PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.38PAECh. 13 - Calculate the standard free energy change for the...Ch. 13 - Suppose that you cannot find a table of standard...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.41PAECh. 13 - Which of the following reactions is (are)...Ch. 13 - Consult a table of standard reduction potentials...Ch. 13 - The equilibrium constant for a reaction is 31015...Ch. 13 - Some calculators cannot display results of an...Ch. 13 - Calculate the equilibrium constant for the...Ch. 13 - Use the standard reduction potentials for the...Ch. 13 - Hydrogen peroxide is often stored in the...Ch. 13 - Calculate the equilibrium constant for the redox...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.50PAECh. 13 - An engineer is assigned to design an...Ch. 13 - A magnesium bar with a mass of 6.0 kg is attached...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.53PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.54PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.55PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.56PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.57PAECh. 13 - If you put a 9-volt battery in a smoke detector in...Ch. 13 - If alkaline batteries were not alkaline but rather...Ch. 13 - What would happen to the voltage of an alkaline...Ch. 13 - Battery manufacturers often assess batteries in...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.62PAECh. 13 - What product forms from the lead components of a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.64PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.65PAECh. 13 - Assume the specifications of a Ni-Cd voltaic cell...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.67PAECh. 13 - What is the difference between active and passive...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.69PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.70PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.71PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.72PAECh. 13 - In an electroplating operation, the cell potential...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.74PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.75PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.76PAECh. 13 - Use the Internet to find electroplating companies...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.78PAECh. 13 - If a current of 15 A is run through an...Ch. 13 - Suppose somebody in a laboratory doesn't quite...Ch. 13 - If a barrel plating run uses 200.0 A for exactly 6...Ch. 13 - An electrical engineer is analyzing an...Ch. 13 - In a copper plating experiment in which copper...Ch. 13 - A metallurgist wants to gold-plate a thin sheet...Ch. 13 - Tin-plated steel is used for "tin" cans. Suppose...Ch. 13 - An electrolysis cell for aluminum production...Ch. 13 - If a plating line that deposits nickel (from NiCl2...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.88PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.89PAECh. 13 - A small part with a surface area of 2.62 cm2 is...Ch. 13 - An engineer is designing a mirror for an optical...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.92PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.93PAECh. 13 - What characteristic of lithium ions makes it...Ch. 13 - Looking at Figure 13.23, describe how the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.96PAECh. 13 - For a voltage-sensitive application, you are...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.98PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.99PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.100PAECh. 13 - Prob. 13.101PAECh. 13 - 13.104 (a) What happens when a current is passed...Ch. 13 - A current is passed through a solution of...Ch. 13 - 13.106 Hydrazine, N2H4 , has been proposed as the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.105PAE
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