APPENDIX

E°cell

Galvanic Cell
 Zn2+/Zn
E(Zn2+/Zn) = -Ecell + E(Cu2+/Cu)
= -0.30 V + 0.34 V
= 0.04 V

 Fe3+/Fe2+
E(Fe3+/Fe2+) = Ecell + E(Cu2+/Cu)
= -0.53 V + 0.34 V
= -0.19 V
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Electrolytic Cell
 Br -/Br2
0.0592 [𝐻𝐴2 ]
𝐸𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = 𝐸𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑛 [𝐻𝐴− ]2

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟 − = 1𝑀 𝑥 0.01𝐿 = 0.01 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠

0.00516 𝐴 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙

𝑈𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟 − = = 6.417577862 𝑥 10−6 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠
96485 𝐶 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 −

0.01 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 − 6.417577862 𝑥 10−6 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠

[𝐵𝑟 − ] = = 0.9993582422 mol [B𝑟 − ]
0.01 𝐿 −
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙
0.00516 𝐴 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 𝑥
[𝐵𝑟2 ] = 96485 𝐶 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 − = 3.208788931 𝑥 10−4 𝑚𝑜𝑙 [𝐵𝑟 ]
2
0.01 𝐿
[3.208788931 𝑥 10 ]−4
0.0592
𝐸𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = (0.40 𝑉) − −
log = 0.5033957969 𝑉 ≈ 0.503 𝑉
2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 [0.9993582422]2

 I -/I2
0.0592 [𝐻𝐴2 ]
𝐸𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = 𝐸𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑛 [𝐻𝐴− ]2

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐼 − = 1𝑀 𝑥 0.01𝐿 = 0.01 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠

0.00526 𝐴 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙

𝑈𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐼 − = = 6.541949526 𝑥 10−6 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠
96485 𝐶 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 −

0.01 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 − 6.541949526 𝑥 10−6 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠

[𝐼 − ] = = 0.999345805 mol [B𝑟 − ]
0.01 𝐿 −
1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 1 𝑚𝑜𝑙
0.00526 𝐴 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 𝑥
[𝐼2 ] = 96485 𝐶 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 − = 2.725812302 𝑥 10−6 𝑚𝑜𝑙 [𝐵𝑟 ]
2
0.01 𝐿
[2.725812302 𝑥 10 ]−6
0.0592
𝐸𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙 = (0.27 𝑉) − −
log = 0.434692495 𝑉 ≈ 0.435 𝑉
2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 [0.999345805]2
 𝐴 𝑔
0.00516 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 119.002
Mass of 𝑩𝒓− = 𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑙
= 7.637046007 x 10−6 grams 𝐵𝑟 −
96485 𝐶 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 −

𝐴 𝑔
0.00526 𝑥 120𝑠 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 166
Mass of 𝑰− = 𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑙
= 1.085963621 x 10−3 grams 𝐼 −
96485 𝐶 𝑥 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑒 −

E°reduction: computed vs book value

E°red, computed, V E°red, book value, V

Zn2+/Zn +0.040 -0.763
Fe3+/Fe2+ -0.190 +0.771
Br -/Br2 +0.503 +1.087
I -/I2 +0.435 +0.615

Percent Error
𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒−𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
% error= | | 𝑥 100
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒

 Zn2+/Zn
−0.04−(−0.763)
% error = | | 𝑥100
−0.763
= 105.242%
 Fe3+/Fe2+
0.190−(0.771)
% error = | | 𝑥100
0.771
= 75.357%
 Br -/Br2
0.503−(1.087)
% error = | | 𝑥100
1.087
= 53.726%
 I -/I2
0.435−(0.615)
% error = | | 𝑥100
0.615
= 29.268%