Electro Cells Lab

Data Tables:
Part 1
Voltage of Each Half-Cell versus the Zinc Electrode
Voltage
Anode
Zn vs Ag
1.298
Zn
Zn vs Cu
.852
Zn
Zn vs Fe
.435
Zn
Zn vs Mg
.835
Mg
Zn vs Pb
.380
Zn
Predicated and Measured Cell Potentials
Anode
Cathode
Equation for
Cell Reaction
Cu
Mg
Mg(s) + Cu2+
(aq) -> Mg2+
(aq) + Cu(s)
Cu
Fe
2Fe(s) + 3Cu2+
(aq) -> 2Fe3+
(aq) + 3Cu(s)
Fe
Ag
3Ag(s) + Fe3+
(aq) -> Ag+
(aq) + Fe(s)
Pb
Mg
Mg(s) + Pb2+
(aq) -> Mg2+
(aq) + Pb(s)
Cu
Pb
Pb(s) + Cu2+
(aq) -> Mg2+
(aq) + Pb(s)
Ag
Cu
Cu(s) + Ag+
(aq) -> Cu2+
(aq) + Ag(s)

Cathode
Ag
Cu
Fe
Zn
Pb

Predicted
Potential
2.696

Measured
Potential
1.870

.344

.426

.804

.792

2.231

1.928

.215

.182

.460

.446

Part 2
Voltage
.813

Zn(s)|Zn2+(1.0M)||Cu2+
(.0010M)|Cu(s)
Equation for Cell Reaction
Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) -> Zn2+
(aq) + Cu(s)

Anode
Zn

Predicted Potential
1.103

Cathode
Cu

Measured Potential
.813

Part 3
Zn(s)|Zn2+(1.0M)||Ag+(Unknown

Voltage
.690

Anode
Zn

Cathode
Ag

M)|Ag(s)
Equation for Cell
Reaction
Zn(s) + 2Ag+(aq)
-> Zn2+ (aq) +
2Ag(s)

Calculated[Ag+]

Calculated Ksp AgCl

Reported Ksp AgCl