Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 18 - Electrochemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 850: 18.29

Answer

$[([C]^c\times [D]^d)\div([A]^a\times [B]^b] = K_{c} $

Work Step by Step

Consider a cell reaction involving n electrons $ aA + bB → cC + dD $ The nernst equation for this cell reaction can be written as $ E_{cell} = E^{\circ}_{cell} –[ (R\times T)\div(n \times F)] \times ln[([C]^c\times [D]^d )\div([A]^a\times [B]^b]$ Or $ E_{cell} = E^{\circ}_{cell} –[ (R\times T)\div(n \times F)] \times lnK_{c} $ Where, $ ([C]^c, [D]^d)$ = concentration of products raised to the power of stoichiometric constants. $ ([A]^a, [B]^b)$ = concentration of reactants raised to the power of stoichiometric constants. $[([C]^c\times [D]^d)\div([A]^a\times [B]^b] = K_{c} $ $K_{c}$ =Equilibrium Constant of cell reaction $ E_{cell} =$ Cell potential at any concentrations. $ E^{\circ}_{cell}$ = Cell potential at standard conditions. R = Universal gas constant. T = Absolute temparature. n = number of electrons involved. F = Faradays Constant.
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