Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 21 - Electrochemistry - Exercises - Concentration Effects: Nernst Equation - Page 848: 92

Answer

+0.38 V

Work Step by Step

$pH= -\log [H^{+}]=7.8$ $\implies [dilute\, solution]=10^{-7.8}$ $E_{cell}= E^{\circ}_{cell}-\frac{0.0592}{n}\log\frac{[dilute\, solution]}{[concentrated\, solution]}$ $=0-\frac{0.0592}{1}\log\frac{10^{-7.8}}{0.05}$ $=+0.38\,V$
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