Electrochemistry Assignment

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NDA PUNE-23
CLASS :12 ELECTROCHEMISTRY SUB: Chemistry

1. A cathode and an anode are the most common components of an
electrochemical cell. Which of the following claims about the cathode is
correct?
a) Oxidation occurs at the cathode
b) Electrons move into the cathode
c) Usually denoted by a negative sign
d) Is usually made up of insulating material
2. Which of the following claims about electrochemical cells is true?
a) Cell potential is an extensive property
b) Cell potential is an intensive property
c) The Gibbs free energy of an electrochemical cell is an intensive property
d) Gibbs free energy is undefined for an electrochemical cell
3.Which of the following does not belong in the category of electrochemical
cells?
a) Voltaic cell
b) Photovoltaic cell
c) Electrolytic cell
d) Fuel Cell
4. Which of the following assertions about the main cell is correct?
a) An example of a primary cell is a mercury cell
b) An example of a primary cell is a nickel-cadmium storage cell
c) The electrode reactions can be reversed
d) It can be recharged
5. In a dry cell, which of the following is the electrolyte?
a) Potassium hydroxide
b) Sulphuric acid
c) Ammonium chloride
d) Manganese dioxide
6.Which of the following statements about a lead storage cell (or a lead-acid
battery) is false?
a) It is a primary cell
b) The cathode is made up of lead(IV) oxide
c) The anode is made up of lead
d) The electrolyte used is an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid
7.The conductivity of electrolytic conductors is due to __________
a) Flow of free mobile electrons
b) Movement of ions
c) Either movement of electrons or ions
d) Cannot be said
8.The process of transmitting electric current through an electrolyte’s solution
to decompose it is known as __________
a) Electrolyte
b) Electrode
c) Electrolysis
d) Electrochemical cell
9. In a fuel cell, which of the following can be utilized as a fuel?
a) Nitrogen
b) Argon
c) Hydrogen
d) Helium
10.Which of the following is given to a fuel cell’s cathode?
a) Hydrogen
b) Nitrogen
c) Oxygen
d) Chlorine
11.Standard solution of KNO3 is used to make a salt bridge because
(a) Velocity of K+ is greater than that of NO−3.
(b) Velocity of NO−3 is greater than that of K+.
(c) Velocity of both K+ and NO−3 are nearly same
(d) KNO3 is highly soluble in water.
12.For the electro-chemical cell:
M| M+|| X–| X, E0M+,M = 0.44 V and E0x,x− = 0.33 V
From the data one can deduce that
(a) M+ X → M+ + X– is the spontaneous change
(b) M+ + X– → M + X is the spontaneous reaction
(c) Ecell = 0.77 V
(d) Ecell = -0.77 V
13.Galvanised iron sheets are coated with
(a) Carbon
(b) Copper
(c) Zinc
(d) Nickel
14.Rust is a mixture of
(a) FeO and Fe (OH)3
(b) FeO and Fe (OH)2
(c) Fe2O3 and Fe (OH)3
(d) Fe3O4 and Fe (OH)3
15.The standard reduction potentials of X, Y, Z metals are 0.52, -3.03, -
1.18 respectively. The order of reducing power of the corresponding
metals is:
(a) Y > Z > X
(b) X > Y > Z
(c) Z > Y > X
(d) Z > X > Y
16.Which of the following is not a good conductor?
(a) Cu
(b) NaCl (aq)
(c) NaCl (molten)
(d) NaCl(s)
17.4.5 g of aluminium (at. mass 27 amu) is deposited at cathode from
Al3+ solution by a certain quantity of electric charge. The volume of
hydrogen produced at STP from H+ ions in solution by the same quantity
of electric charge will be:
(a) 44.8 L
(b) 11.2 L
(c) 22.4 L
(d) 5.6 L
18.The amount of electricity required to deposit 1 mol of aluminium from
a solution of AlCl3 will be
(a) 0.33 F
(b) 1 F
(c) 3 F
(d) 1 ampere
19.If Zn2+/Zn electrode is diluted 100 times, then the change in emf is
(a) increase of 59 mV
(b) decrease of 59 mV
(c) increase of 29.5 mV
(d) decrease of 29.5 mV
20.The highest electrical conductivity of the following aqueous solutions
is of?
(a) 0.1 M acetic acid
(b) 0.1 M chloro acetic acid
(c) 0.1 M fluoroacetic acid
(d) 0.1 M difluoro acetic acid
21. The reaction, 3ClO– (aq) → ClO3 (aq) + 2Cl– (aq) is an example of
(a) Oxidation reaction
(b) Reduction reaction
(c) Disproportionation reaction
(d) Decomposition reaction
22.The emf of the cell:
Ni / Ni2+ (1.0 M) // Au3+ (1.0 M) / Au (E° = -0.25 V for Ni2+/Ni; E° = 1.5 V
for Au3+/Au) is
(a) 1.25 V
(b) -1.25 V
(c) 1.75 V
(d) 2.0 V
23.The standard emf of a galvanic cell involving cell reaction with n = 2 is
formed to be 0.295 V at 25° C. The equilibrium constant of the reaction
would be
(a) 1.0 × 1010
(b) 2.0 × 1011
(c) 4.0 × 1012
(d) 1.0 × 102
[Given F = 96500 (mol-1); R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1]
24.If E°Fe2+/Fe = -0.441 V and E°Fe2+/Fe2+ = 0.771 V, the standard EMF of
the reaction,
Fe + 2Fe3+ → 3Fe2+ will be
(a) 1.212 V
(b) 0.111 V
(C) 0.330 V
(d) 1.653 V
25.A current of 2.0 A passed for 5 hours through a molten metal salt
deposits 22.2 g of metal (at. wt. = 177). The oxidation state of the metal
in the metal salt is
(a) +1
(b) +2
(c) +3
(d) +4
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NDA PUNE-23

CLASS :12 ELECTROCHEMISTRY SUB: Chemistry

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