Chapter 11

Electrochemistry
o o Based on the data given above, strongest oxidising
1. Given EFe 3 = – 0.036 V, EFe 2 = – 0.439 V
Fe Fe agent will be [JEE (Main)-2013]

The value of standard electrode potential for the (1) Cl– (2) Cr3+
3
change, Fe(aq) + e–  Fe2+ (aq) will be (3) Mn2+ (4) MnO4–
[AIEEE-2009]
6. Resistance of 0.2 M solution of an electrolyte is
(1) 0.385 V (2) 0.770 V 50 . The specific conductance of the solution is
(3) – 0.270 V (4) – 0.072 V 1.4 S m–1. The resistance of 0.5 M solution of the
same electrolyte is 280 . The molar conductivity
2. The Gibbs energy for the decomposition Al2O3 at
500°C is as follows of 0.5 M solution of the electrolyte in S m2 mol–1
is [JEE (Main)-2014]
2 4
Al2O3  Al  O2 , r G  966kJ mol1 (1) 5 × 10–4 (2) 5 × 10–3
3 3
(3) 5 × 103 (4) 5 × 102
The potential difference needed for electrolytic
7. The equivalent conductance of NaCl at
reduction of Al2O3 at 500°C is at least
[AIEEE-2010] concentration C and at infinite dilution are C and
, respectively. The correct relationship between
(1) 5.0 V (2) 4.5 V C and  is given as (where the constant B is
(3) 3.0 V (4) 2.5 V positive) [JEE (Main)-2014]
3. Resistance of 0.2 M solution of an electrolyte is
(1)  C     (B )C (2)  C    – (B)C
50 . The specific conductance of the solution is
1.3 S m–1. If resistance of the 0.4 M solution of the
(3) C   – (B) C (4) C    (B) C
same electrolyte is 260 , its molar conductivity is
[AIEEE-2011] 8. The metal that cannot be obtained by electrolysis
(1) 62.5 S m2 mol–1 of an aqueous solution of its salts is
(2) 6250 S m2 mol–1 [JEE (Main)-2014]

(3) 6.25 × 10 –4 S m2 mol–1 (1) Ag (2) Ca

(4) 625 × 10 –4 S m2 mol–1 (3) Cu (4) Cr

4. The standard reduction potentials for Zn2+/Zn, 9. Given below are the half-cell reactions
Ni2+/Ni, and Fe2+/Fe are – 0.76, – 0.23 and – 0.44 V Mn2+ + 2e– → Mn; E° = — 1.18 V
respectively. The reaction X + Y2+  x2+ + Y will
be spontaneous when [AIEEE-2012] (Mn3+ + e– → Mn2+); E° = + 1.51 V
(1) X = Ni, Y = Zn (2) X = Fe, Y = Zn The E° for 3 Mn2+ → Mn + 2Mn3+ will be
[JEE (Main)-2014]
(3) X = Zn, Y = Ni (4) X = Ni, Y = Fe
5. Given (1) –2.69 V; the reaction will not occur
(2) –2.69 V; the reaction will occur
EoCr 3+ /Cr = – 0.74 V; EMnO
o
–
/Mn2+
=1.51V
4
(3) –0.33 V; the reaction will not occur
EoCr O2– /Cr 3+ =1.33 V; EoCl/Cl– =1.36 V (4) –0.33 V; the reaction will occur
2 7

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10. Two faraday of electricity is passed through a 16. In the cell

solution of CuSO4. The mass of copper deposited Pt(s)|H2(g,1bar)|HCl(aq)|AgCl(s)|Ag(s)|Pt(s) the cell
at the cathode is (at. mass of Cu = 63.5 amu) potential is 0.92 V when a 10–6 molal HCl solution
[JEE (Main)-2015] is used. The standard electrode potential of (AgCl/
(1) 0 g (2) 63.5 g Ag,Cl–) electrode is
(3) 2 g
11. Galvanization is applying a coating of
(4) 127 g
Given,
2.303RT
F
 0.06 V at 298 K 
[JEE (Main)-2016] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 0.20 V (2) 0.40 V
(1) Cr (2) Cu
(3) 0.76 V (4) 0.94 V
(3) Zn (4) Pb
17. For the cell Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Mx+(aq)|
M(s), different
12. Given half cells and their standard electrode potentials
º º are given below
ECl –  1.36 V, ECr 3  –0.74 V
2 /Cl /Cr
x+ 3+ + 3+ 2+
M (aq)/ Au (aq)/ Ag (aq)/ Fe (aq)/ Fe (aq)/
º º M(s) Au(s) Ag(s) Fe (aq) Fe(s)
2+
ECr O2– /Cr 3
 1.33 V, EMnO –
/Mn2
 1.51 V
2 7 4
E°Mx+/M/(V) 1.40 0.80 0.77 – 0.44
Among the following, the strongest reducing agent
is [JEE (Main)-2017] If E   0.76 V, which cathode will give a
Zn2 /Zn
(1) Cr3+ (2) Cl– maximum value of E°cell per electron transferred?
(3) Cr (4) Mn2+ [JEE (Main)-2019]
13. How long (approximate) should water be (1) Fe2+/Fe (2) Ag+/Ag
electrolysed by passing through 100 amperes (3) Fe3+/Fe2+ (4) Au3+/Au
current so that the oxygen released can
18. Given the equilibrium constant :
completely burn 27.66 g of diborane? (Atomic
weight of B = 10.8 u) [JEE (Main)-2018] KC of the reaction :
(1) 6.4 hours Cu(s) + 2Ag+ (aq)  Cu2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s) is

(2) 0.8 hours 10 × 1015, calculate the E0cell of this reaction at

(3) 3.2 hours 298 K
(4) 1.6 hours ⎡ RT ⎤
14. The anodic half-cell of lead-acid battery is recharged ⎢⎣2.303 F at 298 K = 0.059 V ⎥⎦ [JEE (Main)-2019]
using electricity of 0.05 Faraday. The amount of
(1) 0.4736 mV (2) 0.4736 V
PbSO 4 electrolyzed in g during the process is
(Molar mass of PbSO4 = 303 g mol–1) (3) 0.04736 V (4) 0.04736 mV
–
[JEE (Main)-2019] 19. The standard electrode potential E and its
–
(1) 7.6 (2) 15.2 ⎛ dE ⎞
temperature coefficient ⎜⎝ ⎟ for a cell are 2 V and
dT ⎠
(3) 11.4 (4) 22.8
– 5 × 10–4 VK–1 at 300 K respectively. The cell
15. If the standard electrode potential for a cell is 2 V
reaction is
at 300 K, the equilibrium constant (K) for the
Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq)  Zn2+ (aq) + Cu(s)


reaction Zn(s)  Cu2  (aq)  2
 Zn (aq)  Cu (s) –
The standard reaction enthalpy (rH ) at 300 K in
at 300 K is approximately
kJ mol–1 is,
(R = 8 JK–1mol–1, F = 96000 Cmol–1) [Use R = 8 JK–1 mol–1 and F = 96,000 C mol–1]
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) e320 (2) e160 (1) 206.4 (2) –384.0
(3) e–160 (4) e–80 (3) –412.8 (4) 192.0

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 25. Which one of the following graphs between molar

20. m for NaCl, HCl and NaA are 126.4, 425.9 and
100.5 S cm2mol–1, respectively. If the conductivity
conductivity (m) versus C is correct?
of 0.001 M HA is 5 × 10 –5 S cm –1, degree of [JEE (Main)-2019]
dissociation of HA is [JEE (Main)-2019]

KC
(1) 0.25 (2) 0.125

l
(1) (2)
(3) 0.50 (4) 0.75 m KC N m N
l aCl aC
-
EO  1.23 V; l
21. Given that O2 /H2O
C C
-
EO
S O2– /SO2 
 2.05 V;
2 8 4 Na
C
-
l
O

KC
EBr2 /Br
 1.09 V; (3) (4)

l
m Na K m
- Cl Cl
EO
Au3  / Au
 1.4 V
C C
The strongest oxidizing agent is
26. Given :
[JEE (Main)-2019]
Co3+ + e–  Co2+ ; E° = +1.81 V
(1) Br2 (2) Au3+
Pb4+ + 2e–  Pb2+ ; E° = +1.67 V
(3) S2O82 (4) O2
Ce4+ + e–  Ce3+ ; E° = +1.61 V
22. Calculate the standard cell potential (in V) of the
Bi3+ + 3e–  Bi ; E° = +0.20 V
cell in which following reaction takes place :
Fe2+(aq) + Ag+(aq)  Fe3+(aq) + Ag(s) Oxidizing power of the species will increase in the
order : [JEE (Main)-2019]
Given that
(1) Co3+ < Ce4+ < Bi3+ < Pb4+
EoAg / Ag  x V
(2) Co3+ < Pb4+ < Ce4+ < Bi3+
o
EFe 2
/Fe
yV (3) Ce4+ < Pb4+ < Bi3+ < Co3+
o
EFe 3 zV [JEE (Main)-2019] (4) Bi3+ < Ce4+ < Pb4+ < Co3+
/Fe
27. The decreasing order of electrical conductivity of the
(1) x – y (2) x + y – z
following aqueous solutions is: [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) x + 2y – 3z (4) x – z
0.1 M Formic acid (A),
23. The standard Gibbs energy for the given cell
reaction in kJ mol–1 at 298 K is 0.1 M Acetic acid (B),

Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq)  Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s), 0.1 M Benzoic acid (C),

E° = 2 V at 298 K (1) A > B > C

(Faraday’s constant, F = 96000 C mol–1) (2) A > C > B
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) C > B > A
(1) 192 (2) 384 (4) C > A > B
(3) –384 (4) –192 28. Given that the standard potentials (E ° ) of
24. A solution of Ni(NO3)2 is electrolysed between Cu2+/Cu and Cu+ / Cu are 0.34 V and 0.522 V
platinum electrodes using 0.1 Faraday electricity. respectively, the E° of Cu2+/Cu+ is:
How many mole of Ni will be deposited at the
[JEE (Main)-2020]
cathode? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 0.20 (2) 0.15 (1) +0.158 V (2) –0.158 V

(3) 0.10 (4) 0.05 (3) –0.182 V (4) 0.182 V

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29. The equation that is incorrect is 32. 250 mL of a waste solution obtained from the
[JEE (Main)-2020] workshop of a goldsmith contains 0.1 M AgNO3 and
0.1 M AuCl. The solution was electrolyzed at 2V
(1)  m  NaBr –  m  NaCl  m  KBr –   m  KCl by passing a current of 1A for 15 minutes. The
metal/metals electrodeposited will be
(2)  m  H O=  m  HCl  m  NaOH–   m  NaCl
2 ⎡E0   0.80V, E0  1.69V ⎤
⎣ Ag /Ag Au /Au ⎦
(3)  m  NaBr –  m  Nal   m  KBr –   m  NaBr [JEE (Main)-2020]

(4)  m  KCl –  m  NaCl   m  KBr –   m  NaBr (1) Silver and gold in equal mass proportion
(2) Silver and gold in proportion to their atomic
30. Let C NaCl and CBaSO4 be the conductances weights
(in S) measured for saturated aqueous solutions of (3) Only gold
NaCl and BaSO4 , respectively, at a temperature T. (4) Only silver
Which of the following is false? [JEE (Main)-2020] 33. The variation of molar conductivity with concentration
of an electrolyte (X) in aqueous solution is shown in
(1) CBaSO4 (T2 )  CBaSO4 (T1 ) for T2 > T1
the given figure.
(2) CNaCl (T2 )  CNaCl (T1 ) for T2 > T1

(3) CNaCl  CBaSO4 at a given T Molar

Conductivity
(4) Ionic mobilities of ions from both salts increase
with T.
Eext C
31.
The electrolyte X is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) NaCl
(2) HCl
(3) CH3COOH
Zn rod Cu rod
– ve + ve (4) KNO3
Salt
1M Bridge 1M 34. For the given cell;
ZnSO4 CuSO4
Cu(s)|Cu2+(C1M)||Cu2+(C2M)|Cu(s)
soln. soln.
change in Gibbs energy (G) is negative, if
E0  0.34 V
Cu2 |Cu [JEE (Main)-2020]

E0  0.76 V C1
Zn2 |Zn
(1) C2  2C1 (2) C2 
2
Identify the incorrect statement from the option
below for the above cell [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) C1 = 2C2 (4) C1 = C2
(1) If Eext < 1.1 V, Zn dissolves at anode and Cu 35. What would be the electrode potential for the given
deposits at cathode half cell reaction at pH = 5? _________.
(2) If Eext = 1.1 V, no flow of e– or current occurs [JEE (Main)-2020]

(3) If Eext > 1.1 V, e– flows from Cu to Zn 2H2O  O2  4H  4e– ; Ered
0
1.23 V
(4) If Eext > 1.1 V, Zn dissolves at Zn electrode
(R = 8.314 J mol–1K–1; Temp = 298 K; oxygen
and Cu deposits at Cu electrode
under std. atm. pressure of 1 bar)

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36. For an electrochemical cell 40. The photoelectric current from Na (work function, w0
Sn(s)|Sn2+(aq, 1M)||Pb2+(aq, 1M)|Pb(s) = 2.3 eV) is stopped by the output voltage of the
cell
[Sn2 ] Pt(s)|H2(g, 1 bar)|HCl(aq., pH = 1)|AgCl(s)|Ag(s).
the ratio 2 when this cell attains equilibrium
[Pb ] The pH of aq. HCl required to stop the photoelectric
is __________. current from K(w0 = 2.25 eV), all other conditions
remaining the same, is ______ × 10–2 (to the
 Given : E0
Sn2 |Sn
 0.14V, nearest integer).

2.303RT ⎞ RT
E0  0.13V,  0.06 ⎟ Given, 2.303  0.06 V; E0  0.22 V
Pb2 |Pb F ⎠ AgCl|Ag|Cl
F
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
37. 108 g of silver (molar mass 108 g mol –1 ) is 41. An acidic solution of dichromate is electrolyzed for
deposited at cathode from AgNO3(aq) solution by 8 minutes using 2 A current. As per the following
a certain quantity of electricity. The volume (in L) equation
of oxygen gas produced at 273 K and
1 bar pressure from water by the same quantity of Cr2O72 14H  6e  2Cr 3  7H2O
electricity is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
The amount of Cr3+ obtained was 0.104 g. The
38. The Gibbs energy change (in J) for the given reaction
efficiency of the process (in%) is (Take :
at [Cu2+] = [Sn2+] = 1 M and 298 K is:
F = 96000 C, At. mass of chromium = 52) ______.
Cu(s) + Sn2+(aq.)  Cu2+(aq.) + Sn(s);
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(E0 2  0.16 V, E0 2  0.34 V 42. An oxidation-reduction reaction in which 3 electrons
Sn |Sn Cu |Cu
are transferred has a G0 of 17.37 kJ mol–1 at
Take F = 96500 C mol–1) [JEE (Main)-2020]
25°C. The value of Eocell (in V) is _____ × 10–2.
39. For the disproportionation reaction
2Cu+(aq)  Cu(s) + Cu2+(aq) at 298 K. ln K (1 F = 96,500 C mol–1) [JEE (Main)-2020]
(where K is the equilibrium constant) is 43. Potassium chlorate is prepared by the electrolysis
___________ × 10–1. of KCl in basic solution
Given : 6OH  Cl  ClO3  3H2O  6e

E 0
Cu2 /Cu
 0.16 V If only 60% of the current is utilized in the
reaction, the time (rounded to the nearest hour)
E0  0.52 V required to produce 10 g of KClO3 using a current
Cu /Cu
of 2 A is_________.
RT ⎞ (Given : F = 96,500 C mol–1; molar mass of KCIO3
 0.025 ⎟ [JEE (Main)-2020]
F ⎠ = 122 g mol–1) [JEE (Main)-2020]

  

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