Questions from General Chemistry

Q: Briefly describe or define a. electrode potential.

Briefly describe or define a. electrode potential. b. formal potential. d. standard electrode potential. d. liquid junction potential. e. oxidation potential.

Q: Make a clear distinction between a. oxidation and oxidizing agent

Make a clear distinction between a. oxidation and oxidizing agent. b. an electrolytic cell and a galvanic cell. c. the cathode of an electrochemical cell and the right-hand electrode. d. a rever...

Q: The following entries are found in a table of standard electrode potentials

The following entries are found in a table of standard electrode potentials: What is the significance of the difference between these two standard potentials?

Q: Why is it necessary to bubble hydrogen through the electrolyte in a

Why is it necessary to bubble hydrogen through the electrolyte in a hydrogen electrode?

Q: Calculate the theoretical potential of the following cells. Indicate whether the

Calculate the theoretical potential of the following cells. Indicate whether the reaction will proceed spontaneously in the direction considered (oxidation on the left; reduction on the right) or whet...

Q: Define what constitutes a chelating agent.

Define what constitutes a chelating agent.

Q: Calculate the theoretical cell potential of the following cells. If the

Calculate the theoretical cell potential of the following cells. If the cell is short-circuited, indicate the direction of the spontaneous cell reaction

Q: Calculate the potential of the following two half-cells that are

Calculate the potential of the following two half-cells that are connected by a salt bridge: a. a galvanic cell consisting of a lead electrode (right electrode) immersed in 0.0250 M Pb21 and a zinc e...

Q: Water can be determined in solid samples by infrared spectroscopy. The

Water can be determined in solid samples by infrared spectroscopy. The water content of calcium sulfate hydrates is to be measured using calcium carbonate as an internal standard to compensate for som...

Q: Use the shorthand notation (page 415) to describe the cells

Use the shorthand notation (page 415) to describe the cells in Problem 17-9. Each cell is supplied with a salt bridge to provide electrical contact between the solutions in the two cell compartments....