QUIZ - ELECTROCHEMISTRY

1. The Zn acts as sacrifical or cathodic protection to prevent rusting of iron

because:
(A) E OP
o
of Zn < E OP
o
of Fe (B) E OP
o
of Zn > E OP
o
of Fe
(C) E OP of Zn = E OP of Fe
o o
(D) Zn is cheaper than iron

2. Copper from copper sulphate solution can be displaced by …………………

(refer to the above table)
(A) H2 (B) Zn
(C) Cr (D) Fe (E) all of these

3. Red hot carbon will remove oxygen from the oxides XO and YO but not from
ZO. Y will remove oxygen from XO. Use this evidence to deduce the order of
activity of the three metals X, Y and Z putting the most reactive first:
(A) X, Y, Z (B) Z, Y, X
(C) Y, X, Z (D) Z, X, Y

4. A student made the following observations in the laboratory:

(i) Clean copper metal did not react with 1 molar Pb(NO3)2 solution
(ii) Clean lead metal dissolved in a 1 molar AgNO3 solution and crystals of
Ag metal appeared
(iii) Clean silver metal did not react with 1 molar Cu(NO3)2 solution
The order of decreasing reducing character of the three metals is
(A) Cu, Pb, Ag (B) Cu, Ag, Pb
(C) Pb, Cu, Ag (D) Pb, Ag, Cu

5. The standard reduction electrode potential values of the elements A, B and

C are +0.68. –2.50 and –0.50V respectively. The order of
their reducing power is:
(A) A > B > C (B) A > C > B
(C) C > B > A (D) B > C > A
6. 1 faraday of electricity will liberate 1g atom of the metal from the solution
of:
(A) NaCl (B) BaCl2
(C) CuSO4 (D) AlCl3

7. The weight ratio of Al and Ag deposited using the same quantity of current
is:
(A) 9 : 108 (B) 2 : 12
(C) 108 : 9 (D) 3 : 8

8. How many faraday are needed to reduce a mole of MnO 4 to Mn 2 :

(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) 2

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9. 3 faraday of electricity are passed through molten Al2O3, aqueous solution

of CuSO4 and molten NaCl taken in three different electrolytic cells. The
amount of Al, Cu and Na deposited at the cathode will be in the ratio of:
(A) 1 mole : 2 mole : 3 mole (B) 3 mole : 2 mole : 1 mole
(C) 1 mole : 1.5 mole : 3 mole (D) 1.5 mole : 2 mole : 3 mole
10. Total charge on 1 mole of a monovalent metal ion is equal to:
(A) 6.38 x 1018coulomb (B) 1.6 x 10–19 coulomb
(C) 9.65 x 104 coulomb (D) None of these

11. The number of electrons passing per second through a cross-section of

copper wire carrying 10–6 ampere:
(A) 6.2 x 1023 (B) 6.2 x 1012
10
(C) 6.2 x 10 (D) None of these

12. Salts of A (Atomic weight 7), B (Atomic weight 27) and C (Atomic weight 48)
were electrolysed under identical condition using the same quantity of
electricity. It was found that when 2.1g of A was deposited, the weights of
B and C deposited were 2.7 and 7.2g. The valencies of A, B and C
respectively:
(A) 3, 1 and 2 (B) 1, 3 and 2
(C) 3, 1 and 3 (D) 2, 3 and 2

13. One litre of 1M CuSO4 solution is electrolysed. After passing 2F of electricity,

molarity of CuSO4 will be:
M M
(A) (B)
2 4
(C) M (D) Zero
14. Represent schematically the cell from the following:
Zn + 2H+  Zn2+ + H2(g)

15. Predict the cell reaction and its Eo value given that:
Sn4+ + 2e  Sn2+ Eo = 0.15 V
and for Fe3+ + e  Fe2+ Eo = 0.77 V

16. What is Eo for electrode represented by Pt. H2 (1 atm)/2H+(1 M):

(A) 0.018V (B) 0.118V
(C) Zero (D) Unpredictable

17. Cu2+ + e  Cu, Eo = X1 volt,

Cu2+ + 2e  Cu. Eo = X2 volt,
2+ + o
For Cu + e  Cu , E , will be:
(A) X – 2X2 (B) X1 + 2X2
(C) X1 – X2 (D) 2X2 – X1

18. Zn | Zn2+ (C1) || Zn2+ (C2) | Zn

For this cell G is negative if:
(A) C1 = C2 (B) C1 > C2
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(C) C2 > C1 (D) None of these

19. Pt(H2) | H+ (1M) || H+ (1M) | Pt(H2), P1 and P2 are pressure, cell reaction will
be spontaneous if:
P1 P2
(A) P1 = P2 (B) P1 > P2
(C) P2 > P1 (D) P1 = 1 atm

20. In a galvanic cell energy changes occurs as:

(A) Chemical energy  Electrical energy (B) Electrical energy 
Chemical energy
(C) Chemical energy  internal energy (D) Internal energy 
Electrical energy

21. For the cell reaction:

Cu2+ (aq) + Zn(s)  Zn2+ (aq) + Cu(s):
C1 C2
The decrease in free energy (G) at a given temperature is a function of:
(A) In C1 (B) In C2/C1
(C) In (C1 + C2) (D) In C2

Answer Keys

1. B 2. E 3. B 4. C
5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B
9. C 10. C 11. B 12. B
13. D
14. Zn/Zn2+(1M) || H+ (1M), H2 (1 atam)|Pt
15. Eo = 0.62 V , cell reaction = Sn2+ + 2 Fe3+ → Sn4+ + 2Fe2+.
16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B
20. C 21. B

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