One or more options correct
A galvanic cell is set up as at . Use and . The correct statement(s) is(are)
- A. The EMF of the cell is
- B. The electrode dipped in is the cathode
- C. Adding solid NaCl to the left compartment increases the EMF
- D. Adding excess aqueous to the left compartment decreases the EMF
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Answer: B, C
The left compartment has only the sparingly soluble salt, so . This is a concentration cell; the electrode in the more concentrated solution () has the higher potential and is the cathode, so (B) is correct. , so 0.52 V (obtained by wrongly using itself for ) is wrong and (A) is wrong. Added chloride lowers the free on the left through the common-ion effect, which raises the ratio of concentrations, so rises and (C) is correct. Ammonia forms and also lowers free , so the EMF increases, not decreases; (D) is wrong.
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