Electrochemistry and Colligative properties Flashcards
in electrochemistry, the goal is to get __ ___ out of __ __ or vice versa
electrical work, chemical reaction
Electrical work is one type of _____ work. In a process at constant pressure and temperature, the maximum non-expansion work that can be extracted from a system in a ___ __ is equal to the change in __ __ by this process.
non-expansion, reversible process, gibbs energy
a cell that produces electricity as a result of a spontaneous chemical reaction in the cell
galvanic cell
a cell who’s reaction is driven by an external source of current from humans
electrolytic cell
The ___ is where oxidation takes place, and the ___ is where the reduction takes place. The reaction at the ___ always appears at the left.
anode, cathode, anode
The ___ equation gives a relation between the electromotive force and the __ ___ in the cell. Ecell and Ecell° are both ___, being independent of the ____ chosen for the cell reaction
nernst, actual concentration, intensive, size
The __ ___ electrode potential is set to be 0 at all temperatures, and the reaction is ______. The standard electrode potential of an electrode is the emf measured for a cell where the ___ electrode is the standard hydrogen electrode, and the ___ is the one in question with all components in their standard states.
standard hydrogen, 2H+ + 2e –> H2, left, right
To calculate the emf of a total reaction, it is the ____ - ____, where the right hand side is the more _____ and greater magnitude ___ ___
rhs, lhs, positive, reduction potential
For a spontaneous cell, the ecell is ___, while if the backwards reaction is spontaneous the ecell is ____. Ecell is __ at equilibrium
positive, negative, 0
For a whole cell reaction, to calculate the total ecell, calculate the ecell of each cell separately using its ______ __ ___, and taking into account the number of _____ in each reaction. Then it is ______ -_____. In the standard emf, the amount of ___ is not included in the equation
standard reduction potentials, electrons, rhs, lhs, electrons
In a half reaction, the standard emf and emf need to be calculated from the _______ ____ ____
gibbs free energy
The effect of a solute is to ____ the boiling point of a solvent and to ___ its freezing point.
raise, lower
bB is the ___ of the solute, in other words, the ____ of solute / ____ of solvent
molality, moles, kg
Kb is the _____ constant and it depends on the type of solvent only. It is equal to ____/____
ebullioscopic, MRTb^2/Hvap
Kf is the ____ constant and it depends on the type of solvent only. it is equal to ____/___
MRTf^2/Hfus
Colligative properties like the elevation. of the boiling point and depression of the freezing point depend only on the ____ of solute particles and not on the ___ of solute molecules
number, identity
Xb is the mole fraction of the solute, in other words, the number of moles of the ____ over the number of moles of the ____. Or the number of moles of the solute over (___/___)
solute, solvent, mass(solvent)/Mw(solvent)
The flow of pure solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a more concentrated solution
osmosis