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ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NAME

4 lines
2.

MATRIC NUMBER

4 lines
3.

What is a redox reaction?

a)

A reaction where both reactants get reduced.

b)

A reaction where both reactants get oxidized.

c)

A reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between reactants.

d)

A reaction that involves the combustion of at least one reactant.

4.

What is a galvanic (voltaic) cell?

a)

It is a cell that destroys electrons on one side and creates electrons on the other side.

b)

It is a cell that contains only one metal bar and one aqueous ion solution.

c)

It is a type of battery that generates an electrical current from redox reactions.

d)

It is a type of battery that drives a redox reaction when electricity is applied.

5.

Which of the following is false regarding galvanic cells?

a)

It converts chemical energy into electrical energy

b)

To set up this cell, a salt bridge is used

c)

The reactions taking place are non-spontaneous

d)

The electrolytes taken in the two beakers are different

6.

Given their standard reduction potentials, which of the species is going to be oxidized?

Cu2+/Cu = 0.34V

Zn2+/Zn = -0.76V

a)

Cu

b)

ZnSO4

c)

CuSO4

d)

Zn

7.

In voltaic cells, the salt bridge _______ .

a)

is not necessary in order for the cell to work

b)

allows charge balance to be maintained in the cell

c)

drives free electrons from one half-cell to the other

d)

is tightly plugged with firm agar gel through which ions cannot pass

8.

In the standard notation for a voltaic cell, the double vertical line "||" represents:

a)

a phase boundary

b)

gas electrode

c)

a wire (metal) connection

d)

a salt bridge

9.

In the following reaction


Sn2+ + 2Fe3+ → Sn4+ + 2Fe2+


the oxidizing agent is....

a)

Sn4+

b)

Sn2+

c)

Fe3+

d)

Fe2+

10.

What reaction occurs at the anode?

Ag+/Ag = 0.80V

Ni2+/Ni = -0.25V

a)

Ni2+ + 2e- → Ni

b)

Ag+ + e- →Ag

c)

Ag → Ag+ + e-

d)

Ni → Ni2+ + 2e-

11.

In a redox reaction, the species that loses electrons

a)

is called the cathode

b)

is oxidized

c)

gains mass at the electrode

d)

decreases in oxidation number

12.

An electrolytic cell uses electrical energy to drive

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical reaction

c)

no reaction

d)

none of above

13.

Galvanic cells convert

a)

mechanical energy in to electrical energy

b)

potential energy in to electrical energy

c)

electrical energy in to chemical energy

d)

chemical energy in to electrical energy

14.

In a Galvanic/Voltaic Cell, the salt bridge...

a)

completes the circuit so that electrons can flow through the wire

b)

maintains electrical neutrality

c)

avoid liquid junction potential

d)

all of the above

15.

The electrolyte has to contain

a)

the metal to be plated

b)

ions of the plating metal

c)

any type of metal

d)

no metal ions

16.

The standard electrode potential of Pb2+/ Pb and Cu2+/ Cu is -0.13V and +0.34 V respectively. What is anode and cathode for the galvanic cell?

a)

Anode: Pb2+, Cathode: Cu

b)

Anode: Pb, Cathode: Cu

c)

Anode: Pb, Cathode: Cu2+

d)

Anode: Pb, Cathode: Cu2+

17.

What is the Nernt Equation for the following reaction?

2Al (s) + 6H+ (aq) \rightarrow   2Al3+ (aq) + 3H2 (g)

a)

Ecell = E0cell - RTnF\frac{RT}{nF}  ln [Al3+]2[H+]6\frac{\left[Al^{3+}\right]^2}{\left[H^+\right]^6}  

b)

Ecell = E0cell - RTnF\frac{RT}{nF}  ln [H+]6[Al3+]2\frac{\left[H^+\right]^6}{\left[Al^{3+}\right]^2}  

c)

Ecell = E0cell - RTnF\frac{RT}{nF}  ln [H+]6[Al3+]2 (PH2)3\frac{\left[H^+\right]^6}{\left[Al^{3+}\right]^2\ \left(P_{H_2}\right)^3}  

d)

Ecell = E0cell - RTnF\frac{RT}{nF}  ln [Al3+]2  (PH2)3[H+]6\frac{\left[Al^{3+}\right]^2\ \ \left(P_{H_2}\right)^3}{\left[H^+\right]^6}  

18.

According to Faraday's first law, the amount of substances produced or consumed at cathode or anode electrode is directly proportional to the

a)

voltage provided

b)

concentration of electrolyte

c)

quantity of electricity passed

d)

temperature of solution