Final Flashcards
Voltaic (Galvanic) Cell
charge of its anode and cathode
and flow of electrons
A Spontaneous chemical reaction that is used to PRODUCE an electrical current.
Anode has a (-) charge
Cathode has a (+) charge
Electron Flow is from (-) to (+), anode to cathode
Half-Cell
Comprised of a metal electrode immersed in a solution coating its cation. One is anode (oxidation) and one is cathode (reduction)
Salt bridge
Connects the two half-cells and allows ions to migrate from one half-cell to the other without the solution mixing
a. ionic-covalent bonding, interactions (H-bonding, ion-ion, dipole, London)
b. Heat capacity problems
yes c. Colligative properties, fp depression and bp elevation
d. Calculate f..H, f..G, f..S from appropriate data and know what they mean
e. Use and find rate laws
f. Equilibrium constant Kc and how to use it
and salts
yes g. LeChatlier Principle
h. pH, pOH calculations for strong acid, weak acid, strong base, weak base, titrations
i. Buffer system concept and calculations
J. Calculate and use Ksp
g. Le Chatelier’s principle can be used to predict the behavior of a system due to changes in pressure, temperature, or concentration.
Le Chatelier’s principle implies that the addition of heat to a reaction will favor the endothermic direction of a reaction as this reduces the amount of heat produced in the system.
Increasing the concentration of reactants will drive the reaction to the right, while increasing the concentration of products will drive the reaction to the left.
Oxidation is defined as
LOSS of electrons
Reduction is defined as
GAIN of electrons
Be able to work problems using the Combined Gas Law Equation.
(P1)(V1)/T1 = (P2)(V2)/T2
b. Be able to use reaction ratios to calculate the mass of a reactant required or mass of a product formed.
d. Be able to calculate the concentration of a solution as “molarity”.
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Statement of Faraday’s Law and its equations
Amount of product formed is directly proportional to amount of electricity used
1 amp = coulomb/sec
1 mole of electrons = 6.02x 10^23
1 faraday = 96,500 coulombs
1 faraday = 1 Eq. Wt.
Eq. Wt. = (Atomic Weight) / (Electrical Charge)
Describe the colligative properties of solutions. Understand on what factors they depend.
Carry out calculations involving freezing point depression, boiling point elevation, and osmotic pressure.
DT = iKbm for boiling DT = iKfm for freezing
DT= change in temperature i = the van't Hoff factor, which is the number of particles into which the solute dissociates m = the molality, which is the moles of solute per kilograms of solvent Kb = the molal boiling point constant (for water, Kb = 0.5121oC/m) Kf = the molal freezing point constant (for water, Kf = -1.86 oC/m)
Know what factors affect reaction rates and how they affect lhe rates.
Be able to use a rate law to determine how changes in concentration will affect a rate. Know that 1hc value of k changes when (a) the temperature changes and when (b) a catalyst is added.
Be able to find the rate law for a reaction by the method of initial rates. Be able to determine the order of a reaction with respect to a particular reactant from the graphs of [reactant! vs. time, In I reactant] vs. time, or !/[reactant] vs. time.
Know the formula for and be able to calculate half-life for first order reactions.
Understand the Collision Theory of reaction rates.
Be able to define and identify activation energy and the transition state on a progress of reaction graph. Be able to identify which are endothermic and exothermic. Know how a catalyst affects the reaction rate
Know how to determine if a reaction mechanism supports a given rate law.
The rate law expression for a reaction with reactants A, B, etc. is:
rate = k[A]x[B]y …
where the rate constant k and the orders x, y, … must be experimentally determined.
The value of k changes when (a) the temperature changes and when (b) a catalyst is added. The rate law for a reaction is usually found by the method of initial rates.
Be able to work problems using the Ideal Gas Law Equation.
PV = nRT P (Pressure) in (atm, Torr, Pa, mmHg) V (Volume) in (L,m³) = n (Moles) in (mol) R (Gas Constant) in (0.082057 L atm mol-1 K-1) T (Temperature) in (K)
Be able to work problems using the Ideal Gas Law Equation.
PV = nRT P (Pressure) in (atm, Torr, Pa, mmHg) V (Volume) in (L,m³) = n (Moles) in (mol) R (Gas Constant) in (0.082057 L atm mol-1 K-1) T (Temperature) in (K)
What is the numerical value assigned to R, the gas constant, in (L atm mol-1 K-1)?
(0.082057 L atm mol-1 K-1)
relationship of delta G to E cell
deltaG = -nFE n= moles F= faraday's constant E= cell voltage