Use standard electrode potentials of elements A, B, C, D and F given below to answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent...

      

Use standard electrode potentials of elements A, B, C, D and F given below to answer the questions that follow. The letters do not represent the actual symbols of the elements.
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(i) Which element is likely to be hydrogen? Give a reason for your answer.
(ii) What is the Q19122019834.png value of the strongest reducing agent?
(iii) In the space provided, draw a labeled diagram of the electrochemical cell that would be obtained when half-cells of element B and D are combined.
(iv) Calculate Q19122019834.png the value of the electrochemical cell constructed in (iii) above.

  

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Maurice
i) Element C
Hydrogen is used as the referencev1 electrode hence Q19122019834.png is 0.00V.

ii) -2.90V

iii) Q19122019841.png


iv) 0.34 – (-2.38) = 2.72V


maurice.mutuku answered the question on September 12, 2019 at 05:43


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