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Chemistry

Electrode Electrode Potential

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Questions
8 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

If EFe2+/Feo = -0.441 V and EFe3+/Fe2+o = 0.771 V, the standard emf of the reaction:

Fe + 2Fe3+→ 3Fe2+ will be:

1. 0.330 V 2. 1.653 V
3. 1.212 V 4. 0.111 V
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02
PYQ 2011
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201
Which of the following represents the correct order of reducing power of metals X, Y, and Z having standard electrode potentials −1.2 V, +0.5 V, and −3.0 V, respectively?
1. Y > X > Z 2. Z > X > Y
3. X > Y > Z 4. Y > Z > X
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03
PYQ 2011
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201
Based on electrode potentials in the table below:
Cu2+(aq) + e- → Cu+(aq) 0.15 V
Cu+(aq) + e- → Cu(s) 0.50 V

The value of will be:
1. 0.325 V 2. 0650 V
3. 0.150 V 4. 0.500 V
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04
PYQ 2011
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

What is the standard cell potential when the Sn⁴⁺/Sn²⁺ (E° = +0.15 V) and Cr³⁺/Cr (E° = −0.74 V) half-cells are connected under standard conditions?

1. +0.89 V

2. +0.18 V

3. +1.83 V

4. +1.199 V

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05
PYQ 2013
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201
A button cell used in watches functions as following
Zn(s) + Ag2O(s) + H2O(l) 2Ag(s) + Zn2+(aq) + 2OH(aq)
If half-cell potentials are-
Zn2+(aq) + 2e→ Zn(s) Eo = – 0.76 V
Ag2O(s) + H2O(l) + 2e
2Ag(s) + 2OH(aq)
Eo = 0.34 V

The cell potential will be:

1. 0.42 V 2. 0.84 V
3. 1.34 V 4. 1.10 V
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06
PYQ 2017
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Consider the given cell:

In the electrochemical cell, the emf of this Daniel cell is E1. When the concentration of ZnSO4 is changed to 1.0 M and that of CuSO4 is changed to 0.01 M, the emf changes to E2. From the following, which one is the relationship between E1 and E2 ?

(Given: = 0.059)

1. 2.
3. 4.
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07
PYQ 2018
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Consider the change in oxidation state of bromine corresponding to different emf values as shown in the diagram below: 


The species undergoing disproportionation is:

1. 2.
3. 4.
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08
PYQ 2022
medium
chemistry ID: neet-202
Given below are half-cell reactions:




Will the permanganate ion, , liberate from water in the presence of an acid?

1. No, because
2. Yes, because
3. No, because
4. Yes, because
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