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PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DHENKANAL

Unit-3: Electrochemistry
Time: 90 minutes 10 /10/2024 &11/10/2024 M.M. 40
Section A(1mark)
1. How much electricity in terms of Coulomb is required to reduce 1 mol of Cr2O72- to Cr3+.
2. What is Fuel Cell?
Section B(2 mark)
3. A solution of CuSO4 is electrolysed using a current of 1.5 amperes for 10 minutes. What mass of Cu
is deposited at the cathode?(Atomic mass of Cu =63.7)
4. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction Cu (s) + 2Ag+  Cu +2+ 2Ag(s) EoCu2+/Cu =
+0.34V, EoAg+/Ag = + 0.80V.
5. Write the Nernst equation and emf of the following cells at 298K:
Sn/Sn2+(0.050M)//H+(0.020M)/H2(g)/Pt(s) EoSn2+/Sn= - 0.13V
6. Calculate the standard free energy change for the following reaction at 250C,Au(s) +Ca+2 (1 M)
Au3+(1M) + Ca (s) ,The electrode values are Ca2+ / Ca = –2.87V,Au3+ / Au = +1.50V. Predict
whether the reaction will be spontaneous or not at 250C.
7. How do you account for conductivity of strong and weak electrolyte with concentration? Plot the
graphs also.
Section C(3mark)
8. State Kohlrausch law . Calculate Limiting molar conductivity of NaCl, HCl and NaAc are 126.4,
425.9 &91 SCm2 mol-1.Calculate Limiting molar conductivity of HAc.
9. Resistance of conductivity cell filled with 0.1molL-1 KCl solution is 100 ohm. If the resistance of
the same cell when filled with 0.02molL-1 KCl solution is 520 ohm. Calculate the conductivity &
molar conductivity of 0.02molL-1 KCl solution. The conductivity of 0.1 molL-1 solution of KCl is
1.29Sm-1.
10. A Copper –silver is set up.The copper ion concentration in its is 0.10M.The concentration of silver
is not known.The cell potential measured 0.422V.Determine the concentration of silver ion in the
cell. EoAg+/Ag = + 0.80V, EoCu2+/Cu = +0.34V.
11. A voltaic cell is set up at 250C With the following half cells :Al(s)/Al3+(0.001M) and
Ni2+(0.50)/Ni(s) ,Write the equation for the cell reaction that occurs when the cell generates an
electric current and determine the cell potential (givenEoNi2+/Ni = -0.25V, Eo Al(s)/Al3+=-1.66V)
12. Write the reaction involved in the following cells: (a) Fuel Cell (b) Lead Storage Battery.
13. Three electrolytic cells A,B,C containing solutions ZnSO4,AgNO3,and CuSO4 respectively are
connected in series .a Steady current of 1.5 amperes was respectively are connected in series .A
steady current of 1.5 amperes was passed though them until 1.45g of silver deposited at the cathode
of cell B.How long did the current flow? What mass of copper and zinc were deposited?
Section D(5 mark)
14. Conductivity of 0.00241M acetic acid is 7.896 X 10-6 S cm-1. Calculate its molar conductivity. If Λ0
for acetic acid is 390.5 S cm2 mol-1. What is its dissociation constant?
15. (a) Two half cell reactions of an electrochemical cell are given below: MnO4- + 8 H+ + 5 e-
Mn2+ + 4 H2O Eo =+1.51V
Sn2+  Sn4++ 2e- Eo = +0.15V.
Construct the redox reaction from the two half cell reaction and predict if the reaction favours
formation of reactants or product shown in the reaction(b). How much electricity in terms of Faraday is
required to produce (i)20g of Ca from molten CaCl2 (ii) 40g of Al from molten AlCl3

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