JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 · Chemistry · Electrochemistry · medium
At 298 K, E^°(Ag^+/Ag)=+0.80 V and E^°(AgCl/Ag,Cl^-)=+0.22 V. Take (2.303RT)/(F)=0.059 V. The solubility of AgCl in 0.010 M aqueous NaCl (ignore…
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At 298K, E∘(Ag+/Ag)=+0.80V and E∘(AgCl/Ag,Cl−)=+0.22V. Take F2.303RT=0.059V. The solubility of AgCl in 0.010M aqueous NaCl (ignore complex formation and activity effects) is closest to
A.1.2×10−5M
B.1.5×10−10M
C.1.5×10−8M
D.1.5×10−6M
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Answer:(C) 1.5×10−8M
The silver chloride electrode is the Ag+/Ag couple with [Ag+] fixed by Ksp, so E∘(AgCl/Ag)=E∘(Ag+/Ag)+0.059logKsp. Hence logKsp=(0.22−0.80)/0.059=−9.83 and Ksp=1.48×10−10. In pure water the solubility would be Ksp=1.2×10−5M (option A, the common-ion-ignoring trap). In 0.010M chloride, s(0.010+s)=Ksp, and since s≪0.010, s=Ksp/0.010=1.48×10−8M. Option B is just Ksp divided by 1, and D results from using 0.0001 for the chloride concentration. The answer is C. As a check, the standard cell Ag∣AgCl∣Cl−∥Ag+∣Ag has E∘=0.80−0.22=0.58V and logK=E∘/0.059 for the reverse dissolution reaction gives the same Ksp.