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Calculate the potential of a copper electrode immersed in (a) 0.0380 M Cu(NO_(3))_(2) (b) 0.0650 M in NaCl and saturated with CuCl
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To calculate the potential of a copper electrode immersed in a solution, we can use the Nernst equation. The Nernst equation relates the cell potential to the concentration of the ions in the solution.The Nernst equation is given by:
where:-
is the cell potential,-
is the standard cell potential,-
is the number of moles of electrons transferred in the redox reaction,-
is the reaction quotient.For a copper electrode, the standard cell potential (
) is +0.34 V, and the number of moles of electrons transferred (
) is 2.(a) For a 0.0380 M
solution, the reaction quotient (
) is equal to the concentration of the copper ions (
):
Substituting these values into the Nernst equation:
Therefore, the potential of the copper electrode immersed in a 0.0380 M
solution is approximately 0.3821 V.(b) For a 0.0650 M NaCl solution saturated with
, we need to consider the solubility of
in water. The solubility of
is approximately 0.0025 M.The reaction quotient (
) is given by:
Since the solution is saturated with
, we can assume that the concentration of
is equal to its solubility (0.0025 M).Substituting these values into the Nernst equation:
Therefore, the potential of the copper electrode immersed in a 0.0650 M NaCl solution saturated with
is approximately 0.3684