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Keep in mind that not all electrochemical reactions will be a simple two-reactant, two product system.
From a cell drawing or line diagram, you should look for elements in two oxidation states to write the half reactions; e.g.:
Cu(s) | Cu(EDTA)2- (aq) || C 2O 2 4 (aq) | Cd(s) | Cd(C 2 O 4 )(s)
Cu(EDTA)2- + 2e - Cu ( s ) + EDTA 4
Cd(C2O4 )(s) + 2e- Cd( s) + C 2O 2 4
K = 10
nE 0.05916
@25 C
Cells as Probes
The Ksp reaction in the half-cell is in equilibrium The cell can be thought of as an analytical probe for H+, since it is the only species we do not have a concentration for.
K = 10
nE 0.05916
= 10
(6)(1.198) ( 0.05916 )
= 3 10121!
Tough Problems
You can have some tough problems (the book calls them brainbusters) involving electrochemistry, equilibrium, solubility, and acid-base chemistry. I havent assigned those, but in case you were to face this, you should know generally how to tackle them
1) Write half-reactions and potentials 2)Write Nernst equation for the net reaction and put in all the knowns. 3) Solve for that unknown and plug it into the equilibrium equation for the problem