School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, TIET, Patiala

Applied Chemistry (UCB008)

Tutorial Sheet (Electrochemistry-I)

1. Define conductance, molar conductance and specific conductance. Give their units.
2. Solutions of two electrolytes A & B each having concentration of 0.2M have conductivities
2×10-‒2 and 4 × 10‒4 S cm‒1. Which will offer greater resistance to the flow of current and why?
3. The specific conductance of 0.01 M solution of acetic acid was found to be 0.0163 S m‒1 at 25
°C. Calculate the degree of dissociation of the acid. Molar conductance of acetic acid at infinite
dilution is 390.7 × 10‒4 S m2 mol‒1 at 25 °C.
4. Specific conductance of a decimolar solution of KCl at 18°C is 1.12 Sm‒1. The resistance of a
conductivity cell containing the solution at 18°C was found to 55 Ω. Calculate the cell constant.
5. What is the effect of dilution on (a) the specific conductance of CH3COOH (b) the equivalent
conductance of CH3COOH and on (c) the equivalent conductance of NaOH
6. Molar conductivity of a solution is 1.26 x 102 Ohm‒1 cm2 mol‒1. Its molarity is 0.01. What will
be its specific conductivity?
7. What is ionic mobility? A potential of 12.0 volts was applied to two electrodes placed 20 cm
apart. A dilute solution of NH4Cl was placed between the electrodes when NH4+ ion was found
to cover a distance of 1.60 cm in one hour. What is the mobility of NH4+ ion?
8. Draw diagram of Hittorf’s theoretical device and explain that number of ions discharged at
respective electrodes are same though mobilities are different.
9. What do you mean by transport number? How the transport number is related to the mobility
of cation and anion?
10. Why do hydrogen ions (H+) have a very large ionic mobility (molar conductance) when
compared to all other common ions?
11. Why the mobility of Li+ ion is less than that of Na+ ion?
12. What is meant by conductometric titration? Explain with the help of plots, how does
conductance varies when (a) CH3COOH acid is titrated against NaOH and (b) AgNO3 is titrated
against KCl.
13. In conductometric titration, more concentrated solution is added from the burette, why?
14. What are the advantages of conductometric titrations over volumetric titrations?