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Electrochemical Cells
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Definitions• Voltaic cell (battery): An electrochemical cell or group of
cells in which a product-favored redox reaction is used to product an electric current.
• Electrochemical cell: A combination of anode, cathode, and other materials arranged so that a product-favored redox reaction can cause a current to flow or an electric current can cause a reactant-favored redox reaction to occur
• Galvanic cell: A cell in which an irreversible chemical reaction produces electrical current
• Electrolytic cell: electrochemical reactions are produced by applying electrical energy
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OutlineElectrochemistry
– Electrochemical cells– Modeling a electrochemical cells– Standard Hydrogen Electrodes– Using standard reduction potentials– Nernst– Quantifying current– Electrolysis
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A Copper-Zinc battery – What Matters?
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A Copper-Zinc battery – What Matters?What occurs atCopper electrode?
Copper plates out,mass increases
What occurs at Zinc electrode?Zinc is oxidized anddissolves, mass decreases
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A Copper-Zinc battery – What Matters?
Consider reduction potentials:
Cu+2 + 2e- → Cu(s) 0.3419 VZn+2 + 2e- → Zn(s) -0.7618 V
Place Zn electrode in Copper Sulfate Solution – What happens?
Cu+2 + 2e- → Cu(s) 0.3419 VZn(s) → Zn+2 + 2e- 0.7618 V
Cu+2 + Zn(s) → Zn+2 + Cu(s) 1.1 V E > 0, spontaneous
Note, no need for electron to flow external to cell for reaction to occur!!
Copper is plated on Zn electrode
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A Copper-Zinc battery – What Matters?
Consider reduction potentials:
Cu+2 + 2e- → Cu(s) 0.3419 VZn+2 + 2e- → Zn(s) -0.7618 V
Place Cu electrode in Zinc Sulfate Solution – What happens?
Cu(s) → Cu+2 + 2e- -0.3419 VZn+2 + 2e- → Zn(s) -0.7618 V
Zn+2 + Cu(s) → Cu+2 + Zn(s) -1.1 V E < 0, not spontaneous
No reaction occurs !!
Zn doesn’t plate on copper electrode?!
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What are the ½ reactions?What is the overall reaction?
Identify the oxidation, reduction, anode, and cathode
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SHE: Standard Hydrogen Electrode
2 H3O+(aq, 1.00 M) + 2e- <-> H2(g, 1 atm) + 2H2O(l)
Eo = 0V
Standard conditions:1M, 1atm, 25oC
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Measuring Relative Potentials
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Standard Reduction Potentials
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The half-reaction with the more positive standard reduction potential occurs at the cathode as reduction.
The half-reaction with the more negative standard reduction potential occurs at the anode as oxidation. Eo
cell = Eocathode - E
oanode
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Is potential always the same?
Standard conditions: 1 atm, 25oC, 1 M
What will influence the potential of a cell?
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Mathematical Relationships: Nernst
The Nernst Equation: Eo = standard potential of the cellR = Universal gas constant = 8.3145 J/mol*KT = temperature in Kelvinn = number of electrons transferredF = Faraday’s constant = 96,483.4 C/mol Q = reaction quotient (concentration of anode divided by the concentration of the cathode)
E = Eo - RT ln Q nF
Cu+2 + Zn(s) → Zn+2 + Cu(s) Q = [Zn+2]/[Cu+2]
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Applying the Nernst Equation
This cell is operating at 25oC with 1.00x10-5M Zn2+ and 0.100M Cu2+?
Predict if the voltage will be higher or lower.
E = Eo - RT ln Q nF
Cu+2 + Zn(s) → Zn+2 + Cu(s)
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Eo = standard potential of the cell
R = Universal gas constant = 8.3145 J/mol*K
T = temperature in Kelvin
n = number of electrons transferred
F = Faraday’s constant = 96,483.4 C/mol
Q = reaction quotient (concentration of anode divided by the concentration of the cathode)
E = Eo - RT ln Q nF Zn+2 + 2e- -> Zn -0.76 V
Cu+2 + 2e- -> Cu 0.34 V Eo
cell = Eocathode - E
oanode
25oC + 273 = K
n = 2
1.00x10-5M Zn2+ and 0.100M Cu2
Cu+2 + Zn(s) → Zn+2 + Cu(s)
Q = [Zn+2]/[Cu+2]
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Were your predictions correct?