Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 20 - Electrochemistry - Exercises - Page 903: 20.56c

Answer

$$ \begin{aligned} & K=e^{\frac{(4)(9645)(0.59)}{(8.314)(298)}} \\ & K=e^{91.90} \\ & K=8.21 \times 10^{39} \end{aligned} $$

Work Step by Step

Step 1: $\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5}^{+}(a q) \rightarrow N_{2}(a q)+5 H^{+}+4 e^{-} \quad E_{\text {red }}=-0.23 \mathrm{~V}$ $$ 4 \mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{CN}_{6}\right)^{-3}(a q)+4 e^{-} \rightarrow 4 \mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{CN}_{6}\right)^{-4}(a q) \quad E_{\text {red }}=+0.36 \mathrm{~V} $$ Step 2: $E_{\text {red }}($ cathode/reduced $)-E_{\text {red }}$ (Anode/Oxidized) $$ 0.36 \mathrm{~V}-(-0.23 \mathrm{~V})=0.59 \mathrm{~V}=E_{\text {Cell }} $$ Step 3: Convert the emf calculated to the Equilibrium Constant via the formula... $$ \begin{aligned} & E_{\text {Cell }}=\frac{R T}{n F} \ln (K) \\ & n F E=R T \ln (K) \\ & \frac{n F E}{R T}=\ln (K) \\ & K=e^{\frac{n F E}{R T}} \\ & n=4 e^{-}, F=96485 \mathrm{C} \mathrm{mol}^{-}, E=0.59 \mathrm{~V}, R=8.314 \mathrm{~J} \mathrm{~mol}^{-} \mathrm{K}^{-}, T=298 \mathrm{~K} \end{aligned} $$ Step 4: Input all the known values into its appropriate variable... $$ \begin{aligned} & K=e^{\frac{(4)(9645)(0.59)}{(8.314)(298)}} \\ & K=e^{91.90} \\ & K=8.21 \times 10^{39} \end{aligned} $$
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