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Anything that uses batteries: › Cell phones › Game boys › Flash lights › Cars Jewelry—electroplating
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The study of the interchange of chemical and electrical energy All electrochemistry reactions are oxidation- reduction reactions.
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A substance that is oxidized loses electrons A substance that is reduced gains electrons; a reducing agent loses electrons. LEO says GER Processes must occur together.
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An oxidizing agent causes something else to be oxidized, so it is reduced (gains electrons). A reducing agent causes something else to be reduced, so it is oxidized (loses electrons).
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Redox reactions are often broken into two half reactions, one showing the oxidation and the other showing the reduction. FeCl 2 + Ca Fe + CaCl 2 › Fe 2+ + Ca Fe + Ca 2+ Fe 2+ Fe (reduction) Ca Ca 2+ (oxidation)
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When the two ions are in the same solution, the electrons are transferred directly from one to the other in a collision. In order to harness the energy, a flow of electrons (current) must be created.
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A U-tube filled with an electrolyte or a porous disk that allows ions to flow The purpose of a salt bridge is to prevent the build-up of charge that would stop the flow of electrons.
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Disk with small openings that allows ions to flow back and forth Like a salt bridge—prevents the build-up of ions on one side of the cell
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A device in which chemical energy is changed to electrical energy Oxidation occurs at the anode; reduction occurs at the cathode. An ox; red cat
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Cell potential—the “pull” or driving force on electrons (emf) Unit = volt Potentials are calculated by using a standard reference electrode: Hydrogen
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Values for emf at 25 o C and 1M concentration for solutions/1 atm pressure for gases Table—p. 833
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All reactions are reduction potentials. One reaction must be reversed to show oxidation. The sign must change for the reversed reaction. Coefficients do not matter. Cell runs spontaneously to produce positive cell potential.
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A galvanic reaction is based on the following reaction: Al 3+ + Mg Al + Mg 2+ Give the balanced cell reaction and find the cell potential.
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Shorthand to represent a galvanic cell Mg(s)IMg 2+ (aq)IIAl 3+ (aq)IAl(s) Anode components (oxidation) on left; cathode components (reduction) on right
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1. Cell potential and balanced cell reaction 2. Direction of electron flow 3. Designation of anode & cathode 4. Nature of each electrode and ions present in each compartment
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Completely describe the galvanic cell based on the following half reactions: › Ag + + e - Ag E = 0.80 v › Fe 3+ + e - Fe 2+ E = 0.77 V
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w = -q E w = work q = quantity of charge transferred (96 500 coulombs/mole electrons) E = cell potential
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A cell has maximum potential of 2.50 V. If the actual voltage is 2.10 V, how much work could be done by the flow of 1.33 mol of electrons?
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Think of the free energy as the energy that does the work. If w = -q E, then also G = -q E For q you may use nF (n = number of moles of electrons x Faraday's constant.)
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Is this reaction spontaneous? Cu 2+ + Fe Cu + Fe 2+ G = -q E = -nF E
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Gives relationship between cell potential and concentration of cell components: G = G o + RTlnQ Remember G = -nF E So, -nF E = -nF E* + RTlnQ At 25 o C, E = E* (- 0.0591/n) log Q
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At 25 o C: E = E* - {(.0591/n) log Q} › E = Cell potential › E* = Standard potential › n = number of moles of electrons › Q = reaction quotient When equilibrium is reached, G = 0 (Battery is dead.)
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Opposite of galvanic Uses electrical energy to produce chemical change (electrolysis)
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Stoichiometry problems 1ampere (A) = 1 Coulomb/s 1 mole e - = 96 485 Coulombs Current & time quantity of charge in coulombs moles of electrons moles of metal grams of metal
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How long must a current of 5.00 A be applied to a solution of Ag + to produce 10.5 g of sliver metal?
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Using a current of 1.00 x 10 6 A for 2.00 hours, what mass of aluminum can be produced from aluminum oxide?
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