K D Ambani Vidyamandir, Reliance Greens

Session 2019-2020
Chemistry – Worksheet
Topic: Electrochemistry
Name: _______________________ Date: ____________
Class: _____ Sec: ________ Roll No.: __________

Q.1 (a) Define cell constant. Write the SI unit of cell constant.
(b) Galvanized iron does not corrode even if the coating of zinc is broken. Explain why?
Q.2 (a) Mention the purpose of salt-bridge placed between two half-cells of a galvanic cell?
(b) How does electrochemical series help us in predicting whether a redox reaction is feasible
or not?
Q.3 (a) Represent a concentration cell with a suitable example.
(b) What is the electrolyte used in a dry cell?
Q.4 (a) Write Nernst equation – For the general cell reaction aA(aq)+bB(aq)→cC(aq)+dD(aq).
(b) Write the cell reaction which occur in the lead storage battery:-
(a) when the battery is in use (b) when the battery is on charging.
Q.5 The standard reduction potentials are as given below :– Half Cell E° Value
Zn (OH)2/Zn – 1.245 V Mg (OH)2/Mg – 2.690 V Fe (OH) 2/Fe – 0.877 V Fe (OH) 3/Fe –
2.30 V
Under standard conditions :
(a) Which is the strongest reducing agent?
(b) Which reducing agent could reduce Zn(OH) 2 to Zn?
(c) Which reducing agent could reduce Fe(OH) 2 to Fe?

Q.6 (a) Explain Kohlrausch law of independent migration of ions. Mention two applications of this
law.
(b) State Faraday’s first and second laws of electrolysis.
Q.7 Silver is deposited on a metallic vessel of surface area 800 cm2 by passing current of 0.2
ampere for 3 hours. Calculate the thickness of silver deposited. [Hint: v= a.l]
(Density of silver = 10.47 g cm–3, Molar atomic mass of silver = 107.924 g mol–1]
Q.8 (a) The conductivity of 0.001M CH3COOH is 4.95 × 10–5 Scm–1. Calculate its dissociation
constant. Given for acetic acid ∆°m is 390.5 S cm2 mol–1.
(b) Calculate the potential of hydrogen electrode in contact with a solution whose pH is 10.
Q.9 (a) Ʌom for NaCl, HCl and NaAc are 126.4, 425.9 and 91.0 S cm2 mol–1 respectively. Calculate
Λom for HAc.
(b) If a current of 0.5 ampere flows through a metallic wire for 2 hours, then how many
electrons would flow through the wire?
Q.10 The electrical resistance of a column of 0.05 mol L–1 NaOH solution of diameter 1 cm and
length 50 cm is 5.55 × 103 ohm. Calculate its resistivity, conductivity and molar
conductivity.

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