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Ch.20 - Electrochemistry
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Capitolo 20, Problema 37a

Using standard reduction potentials (Appendix E), calculate the standard emf for each of the following reactions: (a) Cl21g2 + 2 I-1aq2 ¡ 2 Cl-1aq2 + I21s2

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Identify the half-reactions involved in the overall reaction. For the given reaction, the half-reactions are: \( \text{Cl}_2(g) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^-(aq) \) and \( 2\text{I}^-(aq) \rightarrow \text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \).
Look up the standard reduction potentials for each half-reaction in Appendix E. The standard reduction potential for \( \text{Cl}_2(g) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^-(aq) \) is typically positive, while for \( \text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{I}^-(aq) \) it is less positive.
Reverse the oxidation half-reaction to match the direction of the given reaction. This means reversing \( 2\text{I}^-(aq) \rightarrow \text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \) to \( \text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{I}^-(aq) \) and changing the sign of its standard reduction potential.
Calculate the standard electromotive force (emf) of the reaction by adding the standard reduction potential of the reduction half-reaction (\( \text{Cl}_2(g) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^-(aq) \)) to the reversed oxidation potential (\( \text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightarrow 2\text{I}^-(aq) \)).
The standard emf of the reaction is the sum of the potentials from step 4. This value indicates the tendency of the reaction to occur spontaneously under standard conditions.

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