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Redox Equlibria Flashcards

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1
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What is oxidation and what is reduction

A

Oxidation is loss of electrons

Reduction is gain of electrons

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What is an oxidising agent

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A species that accept electrons while reducing another species

Electron pair acceptor

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What is a reducing agent

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A species that donates electrons to another species and they themselves are oxidised

Electron pair doner

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4
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What is meant by half cell

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Is metal with metal ions in a solution

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5
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How does emf occur

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As two different electrodes are connected,the potential difference between the two electrodes will cause a current to follow

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6
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What is the role of the salt bridge and what is it made from

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It allows for ions to follow from one solution to the next to maintain the charge/complete the circuit

It’s a piece of filter paper that is saturated with a solution of KNO3 and NH4NO3

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What is an electrochemical cell

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The combination of two electrodes together

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State what each electrode undergoes when current flows

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The positive electrode is the one that favours the most reduction ie

The negative electrode will always favour oxidation

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9
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Why is the emf of the hydrogen electrode 0

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By definition

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10
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In an electrochemical series what element will be the most powerful reducing agent

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The one with the most negative value

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In an electrochemical series which element will be the best oxidising agent

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The one with the most positive value

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What are the conditions for the standard hydrogen electrode and what is it used

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Temperature at 298k
Pressure of 1atm
The species involved have a concentration of 1.0 mol dm-3
Platinum electrode

It’s used to measure the electrode potential of a half cell

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13
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State the direction of reaction fits its positive or negative

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More negative it’s goes to the left

More positive goes to the right

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14
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How do you work out emf

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EHRs-Elhs

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State the difference between rechargeable and non rechargeable batteries

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The current in rechargeable batteries can be reversed

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16
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What is meant by standard electrode potential

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The emf of a half cell measured relative to the standard hydrogen electrode

17
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State the direction the negative and positive half cell go

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Negative will go backwards (oxidise

Positive will go forwards reduce

18
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State the effect of concentration on E cell

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If concentration of the reactants is increased e cell will increase

Same if concentration of products decreases

19
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State the effect of temperature on e cell (fowatd reaction is exothermic)

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If the temp increase their will be a decrease in e cell

If temp decrease increase due to le Chatiler

20
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What is Ecell and what determines if the reaction happens

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How far from equilibrium the cell reaction is how positive it is

21
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When are cells non rechargeable

A

When the reactions/currents are non-reversible

22
Q

Give the use of lithium ion cells

A

To power camera

Mobile phones

23
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Why isn’t water used as a solvent in the lithium ion cell

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As it will react with the lithium metal

24
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What is the support medium in the lithium ion and what does it allow

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It enables the ion to react with each other

Powdered graphite is the support medium

25
Q

Give the equations for the lithium ion cell

A

Li+ +CoO2+e- ->Li+[CoO2]-
Positive

Li+ +e-> Li negative electrode

Li +CoCO2->LiCoCO2

26
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What is a fuel cell give the overall reaction in a hydrogen fuel cell

A

It will use energy from the reaction of a fuel with oxygen in order to create a voltage they don’t need to be recharged

2H2+O2-> 2H20=1.23

27
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Why aren’t standard conditions used in a fuel cell

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The rate is too slow to produce an appreciable current

28
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Give advantages of a hydrogen fuel cell

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Less pollution and co2

Greater effecincy

29
Q

Give limitation of a hydrogen fuel cell

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Expensive
Use of toxic chemicals
Limited life time
Storing of hydrogen

30
Q

State ways hydrogen can be stored in fuel cells

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As a liquid under pressure

Adsorbed on the surface of a solid material or within a solid material

31
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State why fuel cells maintain a constant voltage

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They are continuously fed with fresh o2 and H2

32
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What is the platinum electrode used for

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To allow transfer of electrons

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