Wednesday Quiz Chem 265 2012

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[7] 1. An aliquot of 25.0 mL of 0.050 M Sn2+ was titrated with 0.100 M Fe3+ in 1 M
HCl, using Pt and calomel electrodes.
Sn4+ + 2e- ⇋ Sn2+ Eo = 0.139 V in 1 F HCl
Fe3+ +e- ⇋ Fe2+ Eo = 0.732 V in 1 F HCl
Write a balanced titration reaction.

Sn2+ + 2 Fe3+ ⇋ Sn4+ +2 Fe2+

Calculate E after adding 10.0 mLs of Fe3+ and

after adding 12.5 mLs Fe3+

mmols Sn2+ = 25.0 mL * 0.050 mmol/mL = 1.25 mmol

10 mLs Fe3+ has 10 mL * 0.1 mmol/mL = 1.0 mmol

Final : 0.75 mmol Sn2+ and 0.50 mmol Sn4+

E ={ 0.139 V – (0.0592/2)*log .75/0.50}- 0.241 V

E = -0.107 V

12.5 mLs added is halfway to equivalence point.

0.05916 [𝑆𝑛2+ ]
Ecathode = 0.139 - 𝑙𝑜𝑔 [𝑆𝑛4+]
2

E = Ecathode – 0.241 V = 0.139 - .240 = -0.102 V

[3] 2. Write the half reaction for the silver-silver chloride reference electrode.
AgCl(s) + e- ⇋ Ag(s) + Cl-

The potential for a saturated silver-silver chloride reference electrode is 0.197 V.

The potential for a saturated calomel electrode is 0.241 V.

Given a cell which reads 0.023 V versus Ag/AgCl, what will that cell read versus S.C.E.

E = Ec – 0.197 V = 0.023 V So Ec = 0.220 V

E = 0.220 - .241 = -0.021 V vs S.C.E.