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Chapter 18: Electrochemistry: (Show all work)
PRACTICE TEST
1. Which of the following is the correct cell 6. Given the two half reactions and their potentials,
notation for the reaction which net reaction is spontaneous?
Hg22+ + Cd(s) ® Cd2+ + 2Hg(l) Mg2+(aq) + 2e- ® Mg(s) E° = -2.37 V
a) Cd2+ | Cd | | Hg22+ | Hg Ni (aq) + 2e ® Ni(s)
2+ -
E° = -0.25 V
b) Cd2+ | Hg22+ | | Cd | Hg a) Ni(s) + Mg (aq) ® Mg(s) + Ni2+(aq)
2+

c) Cd | Cd2+ | | Hg22+ | Hg b) Ni2+(aq) + Mg(s) ® Mg2+(aq) + Ni(s)

d) Cd2+ | Hg | | Hg22+ | Cd c) Ni(s) + Mg(s) ® Mg2+(aq) + Ni2+(aq)
e) Hg | Cd | | Hg22+ | Cd2+ d) Mg2+(aq) + Ni2+(aq) ® Mg(s) + Ni(s)
e) Mg2+(aq) + Mg(s) ® Ni(s) + Ni2+(aq)
2. Consider an electrochemical cell where the
following reaction takes place:
3Sn2+(aq) + 2Al(s) ® 3Sn(s) + 2Al3+(aq) 7. Calculate E° for the following reaction:
Which of the following is the correct cell Sn4+(aq) + 2K(s) ® Sn2+(aq) + 2K+(aq)
notation for this cell? a) +6.00 V d) +2.78 V
a) Al | Al3+ | | Sn2+ | Sn b) -3.08 V e) -2.78 V
b) Al3+ | Al | | Sn | Sn2+ c) +3.08 V
c) Sn | Sn2+ | | Al3+ | Al
d) Sn | Al3+ | | Al | Sn2+
e) Al | Sn2+ | | Sn | Al3+ 8. Calculate E° for the following reaction:
2Al3+(aq) + 3Cd(s) ® 2Al(s) + 3Cd2+(aq)
3. An early method of producing aluminum metal a) -2.06 V d) -4.52 V
was the reaction of aluminum salts with sodium b) +4.52 V e) -1.26 V
metal: c) +2.06 V
Al3+ + 3Na(s) Al(s) + 3Na+ E° = +1.05 V
What is DG° for this reaction
a) -304 kJ d) +202 kJ 9. Using data from the reduction potential table and
b) -101 kJ e) +304 kJ the reaction
c) +101 kJ 2Ag(s) + Pt2+(aq) ® Pt(s) + 2Ag+(aq) E° = 0.38 V
calculate the standard reduction potential of the
half-reaction
4. Calculate DG for the following reaction: Pt2+(aq) + 2e- ® Pt(s)
I2(s) + 2Br-(aq) ® 2I-(aq) + Br2(l) a) -1.18 V d) 1.18 V
a) +105 kJ d) +52 kJ b) -0.40 V e) 2.00 V
b) -105 kJ e) -312 kJ c) 0.40 V
c) +312 kJ
10. An electrochemical cell of notation Pd | Pd2+ | |
Cu2+ | Cu has an E° = -0.65 V. If we know that
5. If DG of the following reaction is -203 kJ, what is the standard reduction potential of Cu2+/Cu is E°
E°? 2Ag+(aq) + Ni(s) ® 2Ag(s) + Ni2+(aq) = 0.34 V, what is the standard reduction
a) -1.05 V d) -0.011 V potential for Pd2+/Pd?
b) +2.10 V e) +1.05 V a) -0.99 V d) 0.62 V
c) +0.0011 V b) -0.31 V e) +0.99 V
c) +0.31 V
11. What is the equilibrium constant for the 17. How long would it take to deposit 1.36 g of
following reaction at 298 K? copper from an aqueous solution of copper(II)
2Ag+(aq) + 2I-(aq) ® I2(s) + 2Ag(s) E° = +0.265 V sulfate by passing a current of two amperes
a) 2.99 x 104 d) 87.9 through the solution?
8
b) 9.04 x 10 e) 1.60 x 107 a) 2070 sec d) 736 sec
3
c) 7.73 x 10 b) 1.11 x 10-5 sec e) 1030 sec
c) 2570 sec

12. What is the equilibrium constant for the

following reaction at 20oC?
Fe(s) + Cu2+(aq) ® Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s) E° = +0.78 V 18. If a current of 6.0 amps is passed through a
a) 2.3 x 1026 d) 1.8 x 1028 solution of Ag+ for 1.5 hours, how many grams
b) 6.9 x 1026 e) 1.2 x 10-21 of silver are produced?
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c) 1.4 x 10 a) 0.60 g d) 3.0 g
b) 36 g e) 1.0 g
c) 0.34 g
13. What is the cell potential for
3Sn4+(aq) + 2Al(s) ® 3Sn2+(aq) + 2Al3+(aq)
E° = 1.81 V when [Sn4+] = 1.0, [Sn2+] = 1.0 x 10-2,
and [Al3+] = 1.5 x 10-3 at 298 K. 19. Using data from the reduction potential table,
a) 1.70 V d) 1.86 V predict which of the following is the best
b) 1.76 V e) 1.93 V oxidizing agent.
c) 1.81 V a) F2 d) Ag+
b) Ag e) Al3+
c) Sn4+
14. If the potential cell is +1.32 V at Q = 0.0969
with n = 2, what is the standard potential of the
cell?
a) +1.35 V d) +1.34 V
b) +1.48 V e) +1.29 V
c) +1.31 V 20. Which of the following reactions is NOT a redox
reaction?
a) 2HgO(s) ® 2 Hg(l) + O2(g)
15. Predict the product at the anode when electric b) H2(g) + Br2(g) ® 2HBr(g)
current is passed through a solution of KI. c) 2HCl(aq) + Zn(s) ® H2(g) + ZnCl2(aq)
a) I2(l) d) K(s) d) H2CO3(aq) ® H2O(l) + CO2(g)
+
b) K (aq) e) O2(g) e) 2KClO3 ® 2KCl(s) + 3 O2(g)
c) H2(g)

16. If electric current is passed through aqueous

LiBr, the product at the cathode would be
__________ and the product at the anode would
be __________.
a) H2O(l), Li+(aq) d) Br2(l), H2(g)
b) Br2(l), Li(s) e) H2(g), Br2(l)
c) Li(s), Br2(l)
Standard Reduction Potentials at 25°C E° (volts)
F2(g) + 2e- ® 2F-(aq) +2.87
Au3+ + 3e- ® Au(s) +1.50
Cl2(g) + 2e- ® 2Cl-(aq) +1.36
O2(g) + 4H3O+(aq) + 4e- ® 6H2O(l) +1.23
Br2(l) + 2e- ® 2Br-(aq) +1.08
Ag+(aq) + e- ® Ag(s) +0.80
I2(s) + 2e- ® 2I-(aq) +0.535
Cu2+(aq) + 2e- ® Cu(s) +0.337
Sn4+(aq) + 2e- ® Sn2+(aq) +0.15
Sn2+(aq) + 2e- ® Sn(s) -0.14
Cd2+(aq) + 2e- ® Cd(s) -0.40
Zn2+(aq) + 2e- ® Zn(s) -0.763
2H2O(l) + 2e- ® H2(g) + 2OH-(aq) -0.828
Al3+(aq) + 3e- ® Al(s) -1.66
K+(aq) + e- ® K(s) -2.93
Li+(aq) + e- ® Li(s) -3.045