Electrochemistry - Chemistry test - Part 3


21) Which is a secondary cell?

a) Mercury cell.
b) Dry cell.
c) H2 – O2 cell.
d) Ni – Cd cell.

ANSWER : Ni – Cd cell.

22) If the electrode potentials of both the electrodes become equal in magnitude but opposite in sign then:

a) an electrochemical cell stops working.
b) an electrochemical cell starts working.
c) an electrochemical cell is reversed.
d) none of these.

ANSWER : an electrochemical cell stops working.

23) …………….. is the amount of electricity required to deposit 1 mol of aluminium from a solution of AlCl3 .

a) Faraday
b) 1 ampere
c) 3 Faradays
d) 3 Ampere

ANSWER : 3 Faradays

24) If half cell reaction A + e- ? A- has large negative reduction potential, it shows that:

a) A is readily reduced
b) A- is readily reduced.
c) A- is readily oxidized.
d) None of these.

ANSWER : A- is readily oxidized.

25) Four alkali metals K, L, M and N are having standard electrode potentials as -4.05, -2.66, -0.50 and 0.70 V respectively. Which one of the following is most reducing?

a) N
b) M
c) L
d) K

ANSWER : K

26) The oxidation potential of Mg and Al are +2.37 and +1.66 volt respectively. The Mg in chemical reaction:

a) will not replace Al at all.
b) will replace Al.
c) will be replaced by Al
d) none of the above.

ANSWER : will replace Al.

27) An aqueous solution of Na2SO4 is electrolysed using platinum electrodes. The products at the anode and the cathode are:

a) O2, Na

b) SO4-, H2

c) SO4-, Na

d) O2, H2

ANSWER : O2, H2

28) The conductivity of a saturated solution of Na2SO4 is 3.06 x 10-6 ohm-1. The Ksp for Na2SO4 will be (equivalent conductance = 1.53 ohm-1 equiv-1)

< P > a) 3.5 x 10-9

b) 2.5 x 10-14

c) 5 x 10-15

d) 4 x 10-6

ANSWER : 4 x 10-6

29) The standard reduction potentials of Zn2+ ¦ Zn and Zn2+ ¦ Zn+ are 0.337 and 0.153 V respectively. The standard electrode potential of Cu+ / Cu half cell is:

a) 0.184 V
b) 0.590 V
c) 0.727 V
d) 0.421 V

ANSWER : 0.184 V

30) A standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because:

a) hydrogen is the lightest element.
b) hydrogen is easiest to oxidize.
c) this electrode potential is assumed to be zero.
d) hydrogen has only one electron.

ANSWER : this electrode potential is assumed to be zero.   

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