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A voltaic cell operates with 0.40 M Zn 2+ at the solid zinc anode and 1.45 M Zn2+ at the solid zinc cathode at 25 C. Is the reaction thermodynamically favored?
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Answered by
DrBob222
I would write the reaction as
Zn|Zn^2+(0.4M)||Zn^2+(1.45M)|Zn
Zn ==> Zn^2+(0.40) + 2e at the anode
Zn^2+(1.45) + 2e ==> Zn at the cathode
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Zn + Zn^2+(1.45M) ==> Zn + Zn^2+(0.4)
Then Ecell = Eocell - [0.05916/2]*log Q
where Q is 0.40/1.45. Eocell is zero of course. Evaluate -0.05916/2]*log Q. A + voltage means favorable. A - voltage means not favorable.
Zn|Zn^2+(0.4M)||Zn^2+(1.45M)|Zn
Zn ==> Zn^2+(0.40) + 2e at the anode
Zn^2+(1.45) + 2e ==> Zn at the cathode
-----------------------------
Zn + Zn^2+(1.45M) ==> Zn + Zn^2+(0.4)
Then Ecell = Eocell - [0.05916/2]*log Q
where Q is 0.40/1.45. Eocell is zero of course. Evaluate -0.05916/2]*log Q. A + voltage means favorable. A - voltage means not favorable.
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