Question 13 Marks
Zinc rod is dipped in $0.1 M$ solution of $ZnSO _4$
The salt is $95 \%$ dissociated at is dilution at $298 K$ . Calculate the electrode potential. Given
$E ^0\left( Zn ^{2+} / Zn \right)=-0.76$
The salt is $95 \%$ dissociated at is dilution at $298 K$ . Calculate the electrode potential. Given
$E ^0\left( Zn ^{2+} / Zn \right)=-0.76$
Answer
View full question & answer→${\left[Z n^{2+}\right]=0.1 \times \frac{95}{100}=0.095 M}$
$Z n^{2+}+2 e^{-} \rightarrow Z n$
$E_{\left(Z n^{+} / Z n\right)}=E_{\left(Z n^{+} / Z n\right)}^0-\frac{0.0591}{2} \log \frac{1}{\left[Z n^{2+}\right]}$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2} \log \frac{1}{0.095}$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2}[\log 1000-\log 95]$
$=-0.76-\frac{0.0591}{2}[3.000-1.9777]$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2} \times 1.0223$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0604}{2}=0.76-0.0302$
$=-0.7902 V$
$Z n^{2+}+2 e^{-} \rightarrow Z n$
$E_{\left(Z n^{+} / Z n\right)}=E_{\left(Z n^{+} / Z n\right)}^0-\frac{0.0591}{2} \log \frac{1}{\left[Z n^{2+}\right]}$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2} \log \frac{1}{0.095}$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2}[\log 1000-\log 95]$
$=-0.76-\frac{0.0591}{2}[3.000-1.9777]$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0591}{2} \times 1.0223$
$=-0.76 V-\frac{0.0604}{2}=0.76-0.0302$
$=-0.7902 V$







