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1
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Define redox

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A reaction in which both reduction and oxidation take place.

2
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Define oxidation

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The loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation number.

3
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Define reduction

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The gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation number.

4
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what is an oxidising agent?

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The oxidising agent:

1) takes electrons away from the atom that is oxidised
2) contains the atom that is reduced

5
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what is a reducing agent?

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a reducing agent:

1) adds electrons to the atom that is reduced
2) is itself oxidised

6
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What is the Manganate half reaction?

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7
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how can redox reactions be written from oxidation numbers?

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increase in oxidation number = decrease in oxidation number for another atom

8
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What is the iodine + sodium thiosulphate reaction?

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9
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Why is there no clear colour change at the end point of a Vanadium and Potassium Manganate titration?

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KMnO(4) is purple/pink

V2+ is violet

10
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What property does the voltmeter have in a cell?

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High resistance

11
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Which way does the current flow in the cell?

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Negative electrode to the positive electrode

12
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How do the ions flow between cells?

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ions flow across the Salt bridge

13
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What is the salt bridge generally made of?

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Potassium nitrate (KNO3)
Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)
14
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What is the electrode made of in a standard hydrogen cell?

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Platinum

15
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What is in the half cell of Fe3+ and Fe2+?

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Inert Pt electrode and Equimolar Fe2+ and Fe3+ (1 mol dm^-3)

16
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When two half cells are connected, which is oxidised and which is reduced?

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More reactive metal is oxidised

Less reactive metal is reduced

17
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Define standard electrode potential

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The emf of a half cell compared with a standard hydrogen half cell, measured at 298K with solution concentrations of 1 mol/dm^3 and a gas pressure of 100kPa.

18
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What is the electrode potential of a hydrogen half cell?

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0.00V

19
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What is the electrode potential of the cell?

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Electrode potential of the positive terminal minus the electrode potential of the negative terminal

20
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How do we know if a cell is feasible?

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If the electrode potential of the cell is positive, the reaction is feasible.

21
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what’s the Eo of a cell equation?

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Eo cell = Eo (positive electrode) - Eo (negative electrode)

22
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what are metal/metal ion half cells?

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the half cell is a metal rod dipped in a solution of its metal ion

23
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what is an ion/ion half cell?

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An ion/ion half cell is a solution containing ions of the same element in different oxidation states

24
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what is electrode potential?

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electrode potential, E, is the tendency for electrons to be gained and for reduction to take place in a half cell

25
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how do you measure a standard electrode potential?

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To measure electrode potential, the half cell is connected to a standard hydrogen potential.

1) the electrodes are connected by a wire to allow a controlled flow of electrons through a voltmeter
2) The two solutions are connected by a salt bridge
3) The salt bridge contains ions

26
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what does the more negative the Eo value mean?

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The more negative the Eo value

1) it’s more likely to lose electrons and undergo oxidation
2) the less the tendency to gain electrons and undergo reduction