Harris QCA 7e-Ch 17

1. To drive an electrolytic cell, a voltage must be supplied to overcome the spontaneous voltage of the cell
and which of the following:
j (a) the overpotential of the cell.
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j (b) the overpotential and the ohmic potential.
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j (c) the overpotential, the ohmic potential, and the concentration polarization.
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2. Ohmic potential is
j (a) the voltage needed to overcome electrical resistance (R) of the solution in the electrochemical cell
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when a current (I) is flowing.
j (b) the voltage required to overcome the activation energy for a reaction at an electrode.
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n (c) when the concentrations of reactants and products are not the same at the surface of the electrode
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as they are in the bulk solution.

3. Which of the following procedures would introduce an error in polarography?

j (a) Purging the analyte solution with nitrogen for ten minutes before the measurement.
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j (b) Bubbling nitrogen through the analyte solution during the measurement
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j (c) Keeping nitrogen flowing over the analyte surface during the measurement
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4. In polarography, which of the following is measured?

j (a) Faradaic current
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j (b) Charging current
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j (c) Capacitor current
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5. What is the maximum number of grams of copper you would expect to deposit on a platinum cathode
(initial weight 27.325 g) from 100 mL of 0.250 M Cu2+ solution?
j (a) 1.59 gram
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j (b) 28.913 gram
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j (c) 1588 gram
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6. How long will it take to deposit all the copper in 100 mL of 0.250 M Cu2+ solution, using a current of
1.20 A?
j (a) 1005 sec
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j (b) 2010 sec
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j (c) 4020 sec
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7. Mercaptans (RSH) can be titrated with electrically generated Ag+ in the reaction Ag+ + RSH → AgSR(s)

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+ H+. Using a silver anode, a current of 0.0121 A flowed for 120 seconds through 50.0 mL of a mercaptan
solution. Calculate the molarity of the RSH solution.
j (a) 1.50 x 10-5 molar
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j (b) 3.00 x 10-4 molar
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j (c) 3.00 x 10-7 molar
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8. In a 3-electrode cell
j (a) the working electrode is always the cathode.
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j (b) voltage is measured between the reference and auxiliary electrodes.
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j (c) current flows between the working and auxiliary electrodes.
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9. In voltammetry,
j (a) the concentration of the analyte is depleted only in the immediate vicinity of the working electrode.
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j (b) the concentration of the analyte is depleted throughout the solution.
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j (c) there is no depletion of the concentration of the analyte.
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10. In a voltammetric analysis, 50.0 mL of analyte solution were diluted to 100.0 mL and gave a peak
current of 2.50 µA. A second sample was prepared by taking 50.0 mL of the analyte solution and 10.0 mL
of 0.0500 M standard, diluting to a final volume of 100.0 mL. The diluted solution gave a peak current of
3.00 µA. The concentration of the analyte is
j (a) 0.0249 molar.
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j (b) 0.249 molar.
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j (c) 0.0498 molar.
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11. In polarography, the analyte reaches the working electrode by

j (a) convection.
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j (b) diffusion.
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j (c) electrostatic attraction.
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12. Compared to sampled current polarography, square wave polarography is

j (a) more sensitive.
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j (b) less able to differentiate between analyte species.
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j (c) slower.
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13. The advantage of anodic stripping polarography is

j (a) results may be obtained very rapidly compared to other voltammetry techniques.
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j (b) that it is the most sensitive of all of the voltammetry techniques.
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j (c) that the current at the working electrode is proportional to analyte concentration.
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14. In electrogravimetric analysis, the analyte is
j (a) quantitatively deposited on the an electrode by coulometry.
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j (b) quantitatively deposited on the an electrode by electrolysis.
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j (c) deposited on the an electrode by electrolysis.
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15. A Karl Fischer titration is used to

j (a) measure traces of oxygen in purified solvents, foods, etc.
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j (b) measure traces of bacteria in purified solvents, foods, etc.
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j (c) measure traces of water in purified solvents, foods, etc.
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16. Cyclic voltammetry is used to

j (a) characterize the redox behavior of compounds and to elucidate the kinetics of electrode reactions.
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j (b) characterize the redox behavior of compounds.
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j (c) characterize the electrolytic behavior of compounds.
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17. Coulometry is a form of chemical analysis based on

j (a) counting the electrons used in a reaction.
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j (b) counting the moles of analyte used in a reaction.
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j (c) controlling the electrons used in a reaction.
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18. Coulometric titrations are a

j (a) variable-current method.
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j (b) square-current method.
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j (c) constant-current method.
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