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Electrolyte, The Metal Which Situated Higher in The Electrochemical Series Will

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In a simple voltaic cell, when two different metals are dipped into an

electrolyte, the metal which situated higher in the electrochemical series will
donate electrons and become the negative terminal
You are given the copper strip, lead strip, iron strip, aluminium strip, magnesium
strip and copper (II) sulphate solution. Referring to the statement above, plan a
laboratory experiment to construct the electrochemical series of the
potential differences using different pairs of metals. Your planning must
include the following items:
(a) Problem statement
(b) All variables involved
(c) Statement of hypothesis
(d) List of materials and apparatus
(e) Experimental procedure
(f) Tabulation of data
Answer:
Problem
statement:
Variables:

Statement of
hypothesis
List of
materials and
apparatus:
Experimental
procedure:

Tabulation of
data

How can the electrochemical series be constructed based on


the potential difference between two metal?
Manipulated variable: Pairs of metal
Responding variable: Potential difference / Voltmeter reading
Fixed variable: Concentration and volume of copper (II) sulphate
The further apart the metal in the electrochemical series, the
greater is their potential difference
Materials: Copper strip, lead strip, iron strip, aluminium strip,
magnesium strip and copper (II) sulphate solution, sandpaper
Apparatus: Voltmeter, beaker, connecting wire
1. Clean the metals with sandpaper
2. Pour 50 cm3 of copper(II)sulphate solution into a beaker
3. Dip the magnesium and copper strips into copper(II)
sulphate solution
4. Complete the circuit
5. Record the potential difference / reading of voltemeter
6. Determine the metals strips which become the negative /
positive terminal
7. Repeat Step 1 6 by replacing pairs of
magnesium/copper with aluminium/copper, iron/copper
and lead/copper
Pair of
electrodes
Mg / Cu
Al / Cu
Fe / Cu
Pb / Cu

Potential difference
(V)

Negative/ positive
terminal

Essay
(a)

(b)

Alcohol R contains four carbon atoms and is able to show isomerism.


Draw and name the structural formulae of two isomers of alcohol R.
[4 marks]
Table 7 shows two structural formulae of carbon compounds of P and Q.
Carbon compound

Structural formula

H
P

C
H

H H

O
O

Table 7
Based on Table 7, compare carbon compounds P and Q.
[6 marks]

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