Which one statement concerning practical batteries is NOT correct? A) A standard AA-sized battery is a Galvanic cell B) When a rechargeable battery is being charged, the setup is that of an electrolytic cell C) In the rechargeable battery, the electrode which is the cathode during discharge (i.e. while the battery is producing current) becomes the anode during charging. D) The lead (Pb) car battery delivers a voltage of 12V. That represents Eo for the cell reaction in the battery. E) In the H2/O2 fuel cell, the overall cell reaction is: 2 H2(g) + O2(g) → 2 H2O

The mass of three different metal electrodes, each from a different galvanic cell, were determined before and after the current generated by the oxidation-reduction reaction in each cell was allowed to flow for a few minutes. The first metal electrode, given the label A, was found to have increased in mass; the second metal electrode, given the label B, did not change in mass; and the third metal electrode, given the label C, was found to have lost mass. Make an educated guess as to which electrodes were active and which were inert electrodes, and which were anode(s) and which were the cathode(s).

Give the notation for a voltaic cell whose overall cell reaction is Mg(s)+2Ag+(aq)Mg2+(aq)+2Ag(s) What are the half-cell reactions? Label them as anode or cathode reactions. What is the standard cell potential of this cell?

Is it reasonable to conclude that a potential could be assigned to each half-cell in a voltaic cell, based on these data for three voltaic cells? Explain. Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Cu2+(aq)|Cu(s) cell potential=1.10 V Zn(s)|Zn2+(aq)||Ag+(aq)|Ag(s) cell potential=1.56 V Cu(s)|Cu2+(aq)||Ag+(aq)|Ag(s) cell potential=0.46 V

You have 1.0 M solutions of Al(NO3)3 and AgNO3 along with Al and Ag electrodes to construct a voltaic cell. The salt bridge contains a saturated solution of KCl. Complete the picture associated with this problem by a writing the symbols of the elements and ions in the appropriate areas (both solutions and electrodes). b identifying the anode and cathode. c indicating the direction of electron flow through the external circuit. d indicating the cell potential (assume standard conditions, with no current flowing). e writing the appropriate half-reaction under each of the containers. f indicating the direction of ion flow in the salt bridge. g identifying the species undergoing oxidation and reduction. h writing the balanced overall reaction for the cell.

A potassium chloride solution is electrolyzed by passing a current through the solution using inert electrodes. A gas evolves at each electrode, and there is a large increase in pH of the solution. Write the half-reactions that occur at the anode and at the cathode.

Determine the overall reaction and its standard cell potential at 25 C for this reaction. Is the reaction spontaneous at standard conditions? Cu(s)|Cu2+(aq)Au3+(aq)|Au(s)

Determine the standard cell potential and the cell potential under the stated conditions for the electrochemical reactions described here. State whether each is spontaneous or nonspontaueous under each set of conditions at 293.15 K. (a) Hg(l)+S2(aq,0.10M)+2Ag+(aq,0.25M)2Ag(s)+HgS(s) (b) The galvanic cell made from a half-cell consisting of an aluminum electrode in 0.015 M aluminum nitrate solution and a half—cell consisting of a nickel electrode in 025 M nickel(l) nitrate solution. (c) The cell made of a half-cell in which 1.0 M aqueous bromide is oxidized to 0.11 M bromine ion and a half-cell in which aluminum ion at 0.023 M is reduced to aluminum metal. Assume the standard reduction potential for Br2(l) is the same as that of Br2(aq).

For each of the reactions, calculate E from the table of standard potentials, and state whether the reaction is spontaneous as written or spontaneous in the reverse direction under standard conditions. (a) Cu2+(aq)+Ni(s)Cu(s)+Ni2+(aq) (b) 2Ag(s)+Cl2(g)2AgCl(s) (c) Cl2(g)+2I(aq)2Cl(aq)+I2(s)

Diagram the following galvanic cell, indicating the directionof flow of electrons in the external circuit and themotion of ions in the salt bridge. Pt(s)|Cr2+(aq),Cr3+(aq)||Cu2+(aq)|Cu(s) Write a balanced equation for the overall reaction in thiscell.