PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Electrochemistry
1. The redox couple Cu2+/Cu denotes -------------
(a) reduced/oxidised species (b) oxidised/reduced species (c) oxidised species (d)
reduced species
2. Rusting requires the presence of __
(a) zinc/steel (b) oxygen/hydrogen (c) water/oxygen (d) brown colour
3. What would you expect to happen when a silver strip is immersed in an aqueous CuSO 4 solution
(a) No reaction (b) Cu2+ will be reduced
(c) silver strip will be oxidised (d) copper will be deposited on the silver strip
4. Which of the following is the strongest reducing agent
(a) copper (b) magnesium (c) silver (d) zinc
5. In a cathodic protection, the sacrificial anode
(a) reacts spontaneously with the protected metal (b) accepts electrons from the protected
metal
(c) is more readily oxidised than the protected metal (d) causes the protected metal to become
an anode
6. Which of the following cells can be recharged
(a) zinc cell (b) alkaline cell (c) mercury cell (d) lithium ion battery
7. In a single-cell battery, cations migrate to the __
(a) anode (b) cathode (c) salt bridge (d) electrolyte
8. A Leclanché cell does NOT contain one of the following
(b) zinc (b) carbon (c) potassium hydroxide (d) manganese dioxide