topic 14: redox 2 Flashcards
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standard electrode potential
potential difference of an electrode measured compared to the SHE
standard conditions for standard electrode potential
- 298 K
- 1 atm
- 1 mole of ion
describe how the cell is usually set up
- high resistance voltmeter
- 2x metal electrodes in 1M of its ion solution
- salt bridge connecting the two
why must the voltmeter be high resistance
- stop current flowing in circuit
- to measure max possible potential difference
how to make. salt bridhe
filter paper soaked in potassium nitrate
why use a salt bridge
- teh free moving ions conduct charge
- must be UNREACTIVE WITH THE ELECTRODES AND SOLUTIONS
- not a wire as wouldnt allow the flow of ions
more positive electrode
is reduced
cell diagram
x | most oxidised form || most oxidised form| Y
- solid vertical line = change of state
- double line = salt bridge
what to use if theres no solid metal electrode?
- PLATINUM ELECTRODE
- unreactive
- conducts electricity
what to use in cell diagram is no change of state?
comma, then platinum
eg Fe3+,Fe2+ |Pt
describe SHE
LHS
- 1M hcl
- platinum electrode
- H2 gas at 1 atm
KNO3(AQ) SALT BRIDGE
RHS
- metal electrode
- metal ion solution
SHE potential
0 volts
hydrogen electrode eqm
H2(g) -> 2H+ (aq) + 2e-
how to represent the SHE in a cell diagram
Pt | H2(g)|H+ (aq)
if u want fe2+ fe3+ how do u do it
- platinum electrode
- 1M fe2+ and 1M fe 3+ mixed together
calculating EMF
Erhs - Elhs
AS IT IS
E cell is directly proportional to …
- delta s total
- lnK
if current is allowed to flow waht happens to E cell?
- react occurs
- e cell falls to 0 as reaction proceeds and [reactants] drop
why might a reaction not happen despite e cell postiive
- high activation energy
- non standard conditions
what can be used in fuel cells
- anything with hydrogen
- uses the energy of the reaction to create a voltage
hydrogen oxygen fuel cell
- EQUATION
2H2 + O2 = 2H2O - KOH electrode
- h2 in , o2 from air
- CONSTANT VOLTAGE as cells are continuously fed with fresh O2 and H2
advantage of fuel cells
- less pollution
- fewer co2 emissions
- more efficient
limitations of fuel cell
- expensive equipment
- storing and transporting hydrogen unsafe
- hydrogen needs to be done by electrolysis of water, but requires electricity
what else could u use in fuel cells?
methanol , ethanol