Chapter 3 ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Topic 2 Nernst equation and concentration cell

(1) Which of the following is the correct expression to determine E cell
º
for the reaction?
aA + bB  
 cC + dD ?
[a]A [ b ] RT [ C] [ D ]
B c d

(A) E cell + RT log (B) E cell + ln

[c] [d ] nF [ Α ]a [ B]b
C D

[ C] [ D] [a]A [ b ]
C D B
RT RT
(C) E cell + log (D) E cell + log C D
[ A ] [ B]
A B
nF nF [c] [d]
(2) Select the correct Nernst equation from the following to determine the potential
of an electrochemical cell, based on the reaction 2A (s) + B(aq)
2+
 2A (aq) + B(s)
 
+

2
RT  A +  RT  A + 
(A) E=
cell
º
E cell − ln 2+ (B) E=
cell
º
E cell + ln
F  B  2F  B2+ 
2
RT  A   A + 
+
RT
(C) E= cell
º
E cell − ln (D) E= cell
º
E cell + ln 2+
2F  B2+  F  B 
(3) If E1 , E 2 and E 3 are respectively the potentials of the electrochemical cells given
below, select the correct option of the order from the given orders.
(i) Zn (s) | Zn (0.1M)
2+ 2+
|| Zn (1M) º
| Zn (s) ; E cell = E1V
(ii) Zn (s) | Zn (1M)
2+ 2+
|| Zn (0.1 º
M) | Zn (s) ; E cell = E 2 V

(iii) Zn (s) | Zn (1M)

2+ 2+
|| Zn (1M) º
| Zn (s) ; E cell = E3V
(A) E1 > E 2 > E 3 (B) E 3 > E 2 > E1 (C) E1 > E 3 > E 2 (D) E 2 > E 3 > E1
(4) What is the potential of the following electrochemical cell?
3+ 2+
Cr | Cr(0.1M) || Fe(0.01M) | Fe
E °Cr3+ |Cr =
−0.74 V, E °Fe2+ |Fe =
−0.44 V
(A) 0·2605 V (B) 0·5212 V (C) 0·1303 V (D) –0·2605 V
(5) Which half cell will act as anode in the cell:
Pt | H 2(g)(1bar)=
| HCl(pH 3)=|| HCl(pH 6) | H 2(g)(1 bar) | Pt bar) lPt
(A) LHS half cell.
(B) RHS half cell.
(C) In the beginning LHS half cell and in the end RHS half cell.
(D) Either of the two half cells can act as anode.
(6) What will be the emf of the following concentration cell?
Ag (s) | AgNO3(0.001 M) || AgNO3(0.01 M) | Ag
(A) 0.592 V (B) 0.0592 V (C) 5.92 V (D) 59.20 V
(7) When does it happen that what is believed to be anode is actually cathode and
cathode is actually anode?

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(A) E cell = 0 (B) E cell > 0 (C) E cell < 0 (D) E cell = 1
(8) Standard cell potential E cell
º
= 0.36 V for a cell in which the cell reaction at 298 K
temperature is,
 Cu + Cu . What will be value of equilibrium constant of this
2+
2Cu (aq)
+
 
reaction?
(A) 5 ×106 (B) 1.4 ×1012 (C) 7.4 ×1012 (D) 1.2 ×106
(9) For an electrochemical cell,
2+
Co (s) | Co (1M) 2+
|| Ni (1M) | Ni (s) , which of the following values is correct at equilibrium?
º
E Co 2+
|Co
−0.28 V; E ºNi2+ |Ni =
= −0.23 V

(A) E cell
º
= 0.06 V (B) E cell
º
= 0.00 V (C) E cell
º
= 0.51 V (D) E cell
º
= −0.05 V
(10) State the value of [H+] in 001 M KOH solution.
Kw 0.01
(A) 0.0 M (B) 0.01 M (C) M (D) M
0.01 Kw
(11) State value of Kw for pure water at 298 K temperature.
(A) 1.0 ×10−7 (B) 1.081×10−14 (C) 1.0 ×10−14 (D) 1.0 ×1014
(12) What is the oxidation potential of hydrogen electrode containing 0·05 M H2SO4
solution in hydrogen half cell?
(A) −2 × 0.0592 (B) −0.01× 0.05292 (C) −2.31× 0.0592 (D) +1× 0.0592
(13) The cell potential for a reaction suffering 1 mole electron change is 0·592 V. What
will be the equilibrium constant of this reaction?
(1 F = 96,500 coulombs, R = 8·314 JK–1 mol–1)
(A) 1×101 (B) 1×105 (C) 1×1010 (D) 1×1030
(14) For Zn (s) | ZnSO 4(aq) || CuSO 4(aq) | Cu (s) electrochemical cell, at equilibrium...........
(A) [Zn 2+ ] = [Cu 2+ ] (B) E ºZn 2+ |Zn = E °Cu 2+ |Cu
log nEº
(C) E Zn 2+ |Zn = E Cu 2+ |Cu (D) K c =
0.0591
(15) Select the correct condition so that the following concentration cell can operate
spontaneously (i.e. on its own). Zn(s) | Zn2+ (C1) || Zn2+ (C2)|Zn(s), where C1 and C2
are the corresponding concentrations.
(A) C1 > C2 (B) C1 < C2 (C) C1 = C2 (D) Cannot be predicted
(16) At 298 K and 1 bar, the potential of hydrogen gas electrode is –0.118 V when H2
gas bubbles in HCl solution. What is pH of HCl solution?
(A) 7 (B) 2.7 (C) 2 (D) 1
(17) In which of the following will potential increase if concentration of ion (+ve or –
ve) is increased?
(A) Pt | H 2 | H (aq)
+

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(B) Ag, AgCl | Cl(aq)
−

(C) Pt | hydroquinone | H (aq)

+

(D) Ag | Ag (aq)
+

(18) For an electrochemical cell

Al(s) | Al3(0.1M) M) | Cu (s) the value of Q in Nernst equation at equilibrium
2+
+
|| Cu (0.5
is...........
(A) 0.8 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.08 (D) 1.25
(19) For Zn (s) | Zn 2+
(M1 ) || Cu 2+
(M 2 ) | Cu (s) , E º
cell = −1.10 V which of the following graph
 Zn 2+ 
represents E cell → log correct?
Cu 2+ 
(A) (B)

(C) (D)

(20) E cell = E1 for the electrochemical cell:

2+
Zn (s) | Zn (0.01M) 2+
|| Cu (1M) | Cu (s) and
E cell = E 2 for the electrochemical cell:
Zn (s) | Zn(21M)
+ 2+
|| Cu (0.01 M) | Cu (s)

Which of the following is the correct relation?

(A) There is no relation between E1 and E2 (B) E1 > E 2
(C) E1 < E 2 (D) E=
1 E=
2 0
(21) The electrochemical cell having active electrodes of metals is given below. If during
operation, it produces 9.65 A electric current for 1000 seconds, what will be the
concentration of the solutions at the end of the experiment?
2+
Cu (s) | Cu (21, 1M) || Ag (2L, 1M) | Ag (s)
+

(A) [Cu2+] = 1.10 M and [Ag+] = 0.9 M (B) [Cu2+] = 2.5 M and [Ag+] = 1.10 M
(C) [Cu2+] = 1.05 M and [Ag+] = 0.9 M (D) [Cu2+] = 0.95 M and [Ag+] = 0.965 M

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(22) Which of the following relations between E cell and pH is correct for the reaction
of cathode :
1
H (aq)
+
+ e − → H 2(1 bar) ?
2
(A) E H+ |H = +0.0296 pH (B) E H+ |H = −0.0592 pH
2 2

1
(C) E H+ |H = +0.0592 pOH (D) E H+ |H =
−0.0592 × pH 2
2 2

(23) For M (s) | M 3+

(aq) || X 2+
(aq) | X (s) at 298 K, Kc = .........
E °M|M3+ = 1.66 V and E ºx|x 2+ = −0.34 V
(A) 106·23 (B) 202·70 (C) 63·35 (D) 307·23
(24) Which half cell acts as cathode in each of the two given electrochemical cells
below?
(a) Pt | Cl2(g)(1bar) | Cl(0.2
−
M) || Cl (0.15M) | Cl 2(g)(1 bar) | Pt
−

(b) Pt | Cl2(g)(1bar) | Cl(0.2M)

−
|| Cl(0.4
−
M) | Cl 2(g)(1 bar) | Pt

(A) (a) - RHS and (b) – LHS (B) (a)-RHS and (b) - RHS
(C) (a) - LHS and (b) – RHS (D) (a)-LHS and (b) – LHS
(25) When will be E cell > 0 for the following cell?
Pt | Cl2 (P1 bar) | Cl(1M)
−
| Cl2(P2 bar) | Pt
(A) P1 > P2 (B) P1 < P2 (C) P1 = P2 (D) P1 + P2 =
1 bar
(26) At 25ºC, Cd (s) | Cd (0.25
2+
M) || Ag (0.5 M) | Ag (s) ,
+

E cell = 1.20 V. What will be E cell of this cell at 30ºC?

298 303 309
(A) 1.20 × V (B) 1.20 V (C) 1.20 × V (D) 1.20 + 0.0592 × V
303 298 298
(27) If for Fe(s) | Fe(aq)(xM)
2+ 2+
|| Cu (aq)(0.01 M) | Cu (s) E cell = 0.78 V, then .......

(A) the value of x cannot be predicted (B) x = 0.01 M

(C) x > 0.01 M (D) x < 0.01 M
(28) If the potential of the following electrochemical cell is 1.92 V at 25ºC, x M =...........
2+ 2+
Mg (s) | Mg (aq) x M || Fe(aq) 0.01 M | Fe(s)
E ºMg|Mg2+
= 2.37
= V; E °Fe|Fe2+ 0.45 V
( aq ) ( aq )

(A) The value of x cannot be predicted (B) x > 0.01 M

(C) x < 0.01 M (D) x = 0.01 M
(29) What is the emf of the following cell?
Pt | H 2(g) (P1 ) | H (aq)
+
| H 2(g) (P2 ) | Pt
RT P1 RT P1 RT P2
(A) ln (B) ln (C) ln (D) None of the above
F P2 2F P2 F P1

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(30) At 298 K temperature emf of Daniell cell,
Zn | ZnSO 4 (0.01 M) || CuSO 4 (1.0 M) | Cu is E1 . If concentration of ZnSO4 solution
is 1 M and that of CuSO4 is 0·01 M, the emf changes to E2. State the relation
between E1 and E2.
(A) E1 > E 2 (B) E1 < E 2 (C) E1 = E 2 (D) E 2= 0 ≠ E1
(31) A hypothetical electrochemical cell is given below:
º
A | A (xM)
+
|| B(+yM) | B, E cell = +0.20V
Write the corresponding cell reaction.
(A) A + B+ → A + + B (B) A + + B → A + B+
(C) A + + e − → A, B+ + e − → B (D) Cell reaction cannot be given
(32) Standard electrode potentials of Sn4+/Sn2+ and Cr3+/Cr half cells are respectively
+0·15 and –0·74 V. What is the potential of the electrochemical cell formed by
connecting these two half cells?
(A) +1·83 V B) +1·19 V (C) +0.18 V (D) +0.89 V
(33) Nernst equation can be derived on the basis of.........
(A) Principles of thermodynamics (B) Coloumb's law
(C) Bohr's principle (D) Faraday's laws
(34) If the two electrodes of the electrochemical cells are same but the concentrations
of solutions of the electrolytes are different, then the cell is called......
(A) Lead storage cell (B) Concentration cell
(C) Electrochemical cell (D) Daniel cell

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ANSWER KEY:
1. Ans: (C) 13. Ans: (C) 25. Ans: (B)
2. Ans: (C) 14. Ans: (C) 26. Ans: (B)
3. Ans: (C) 15. Ans: (B) 27. Ans: (B)
4. Ans: (A) 16. Ans: (C) 28. Ans: (D)
5. Ans: (B) 17. Ans: (B) 29. Ans: (B)
6. Ans: (B) 18. Ans: (C) 30. Ans: (A)
7. Ans: (C) 19. Ans: (C) 31. Ans: (A)
8. Ans: (D) 20. Ans: (B) 32. Ans: (D)
9. Ans: (B) 21. Ans: (C) 33. Ans: (A)
10. Ans: (C) 22. Ans: (B) 34. Ans: (B)
11. Ans: (C) 23. Ans: (B)
12. Ans: (D) 24. Ans: (A)

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