ELECTROCHEMISTRY

SECTION A
The following questions are multiple choice questions with one correct answer. Each question carry 1 mark.
There is no internal choice in this section.

1. The function of the salt bridge is to

(a) Allow ions to move from anode to cathode
(b) Allow solutions from one half cell to the other half cell
(c) Allow the current to flow through the cell and keep the solutions electrically neutral (d) Keep the
level of solution same.
2. Zinc is used to protect iron from corrosion because
(a) Eoxi of zinc is less than Eoxi of iron
(b) Ered of zinc is less than Ered of iron
(c) Zinc is cheaper than iron
(d) Zinc is abundantly available
3. The charge required for reduction of 1 mol of Cr2O72- ions to Cr3+ is- (a) 96500 C
(b) 2 x 96500 C
(c) 6 x 96500 C
(d) 4 x 96500 C
4. Other things being equal , the life of a Daniel cell may be increased by
(a) Keeping low temperature
(b) Using large copper electrodes
(c) Decreasing concentration of copper ions
(d) Using large zinc electrodes
5. The ionic conductivity of the cations and anion of the univalent salt is 140 and 80 respectively. The
molar conductivity of the salt is
(a) 160 Ω-1 cm2 mol-1
(b) 280 Ω-1 cm2 mol-1 (c) 60 moles
(d) 220 Ω-1 cm2 mol-1
6. Farday’s laws of electrolysis are related to
(a) Atomic number of the cation
(b) Atomic number of the anion
(c) Equivalent mass of the electrolytes
(d) Speed of the cation
7. The molar conductivity of an electrolyte increases as
(a) Dilution increases
(b) Temperature decreases
(c) Dilution decreases
 (d) None of the above
8. When aqueous solution of NaCl is electrolyzed the product obtained at the cathode is
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Sodium metal
(c) Oxygen
(d) Chlorine
9. A dilute aqueous solution of Na2SO4 is electrolyzed using Pt electrodes. The products at the anode
and cathode are
(a) O2, H2
(b) S2O82-, Na
(c) O2, Na6
(d) S2O82-,H2
10. The ionic conductance of Ba2+ and Cl- ions are respectively 127 and 76 Ω-1 cm2 at infinite dilution.
The equivalent conductance of BaCl2 at infinite dilution is
(a) 203 Ω-1 cm2
(b) 279 Ω-1 cm2
(c) 101.5 Ω-1 cm2
(d) 139.5 Ω-1 cm2
11. The best way to prevent rusting of iron is by
(a) Putting it in to saline water
(b) Cathodic protection
(c) Coating tin on it
(d) Putting it in tap water
12. A lead storage battery is recharged
(a) Lead dioxide dissolves
(b) Sulphuric acid is regenerated
(c) Lead electrodes become coated with lead sulphide
(d) The concentration of sulphuric acid decreases
13. Saturated solution of KNO3 is used to make salt bridge because
(a) Velocity of K+ ion is greater than that of NO3-
(b) Velocity of K+ ion is lesser than that of NO3- (c) Velocity of K+ and NO3- ions are equal
(d) KNO3 is highly soluble in water
14. For the redox reaction Zn + Cu2+(0.1M) ------🡪 Zn2+(1M) +Cu taking place in a cell E°Cell =1.10 V. Ecell
for the galvanic cell will be
(a) 2.14 V
(b) 1.80 V
(c) 1.07 V
(d) 0.82 V
15. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
 Assertion (A) – The reduction potential of the electrode can be increased by increasing the
concentration of metal cations.
Reason (R ) – E is directly proportional to [Mn+]
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: a.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true
16. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Assertion (A) – Zinc protect
the iron better than tin even after cracks. Reason (R ) – Oxidation potential of Zn > Fe but oxidation
potential of Sn < Fe Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: a. Both A
and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true
17. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Assertion (A) – Identification of anode and cathode is done by use of thermometer.
Reason (R ) – Higher the value of reduction potential greater would be its oxidizing power.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: a.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true
18. Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Assertion (A) – E° is an
intensive property.
Reason (R ) – E° is constant for a particular electrode at a given temperature
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: a. Both
A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true

SECTION B

This section contains 7 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following questions are very
short answer type and carry 2 marks of each.

19. The conductivity of 0.20 M solution of KCl at 298 K is 0.0248 S cm-1. Calculate its molar conductivity.
20. How much charge is required for the following reduction of
(i) 1 mol of Al3+ to Al
(ii) 1 mol of MnO4- to Mn2+
OR

How much electricity in terms of Faraday is required to produce?

(i) 20.0 g of Ca from molten CaCl2

 (ii) 40.0 g of Al from molten Al2O3 21. What are Fuel cells? Write
cell reaction.
OR
What advantages do fuel cell have over conventional methods of generating electrical energy?
22. State Kohlrausch’s law and mention it’s applications.
23. What is corrosion? Give the mechanism of rusting on the basis of electrochemical theory.
24. Calculate the potential of hydrogen electrode in contact with a solution whose pH is 10.
25. Give chemical reaction taking place during discharging of lead storage battery.
SECTION C
This section contains 5 questions with internal choice in two questions. The following questions
are short answer type and carry 3 marks.
26. Calculate the maximum work done that can be obtained from the Daniell cell Zn/Zn 2+//Cu2+/Cu.
Given that E°Zn2+/Zn and E°Cu2+/Cu are -0.76 and +0.34 V respectively.
27. Define molar conductivity. How conductivity and molar conductivity does varies with dilution for
both weak and strong electrolyte?
28. Given the following cell Al/Al3+(0.01M)//Fe2+(0.02M)/Fe. Calculate the value of Ecell at 298K. Given
E°Al3+/Al and E°Fe2+/Fe are -1.66 V and -0.44 V respectively. [ log 2=0.3010]
29. A current of 1.50A was passed through an electrolytic cell containing AgNO 3 solution with inert
electrodes .The weight of silver deposited was 1.50 g. How long did the current flow ? ( Ag=108 u ,
F=96500 C/mol)
OR
The conductivity of a 0.01M solution of acetic acid at 298K is 1.65 x 10-4 Scm-1 . Calculate its molar
conductivity.
30. Represent the cell in which the following reaction takes place. The value of E° for the cell is 1.260V.
What is the value of Ecell? 2Al +3Cd2+(0.1M) ----🡪 3Cd + 2Al3+(0.01M)
OR
Calculate the emf of the following cell at 25°C. Al/Al3+(0.001M)//Ni2+(0.1M)/Ni
Given E°Al3+/Al and E°Ni2+/Ni are -1.66 V and -0.25 V respectively. [log2=0.3010,log3=0.4771]

SECTION D

The following questions are case-based questions. Each question has an internal choice and
carries 4 (1+1+2) marks each. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
31. Molar conductivity for weak electrolytes can be obtained from molar conductivities of strong
electrolytes at infinite dilution by doing algebraic addition. For example ,molar conductivity of weak
electrolyte like CH3COOH can be obtained from molar conductivities at infinite dilution of strong
electrolytes like CH3COONa , HCl and NaCl according to Kohlrauch’s law
Λ°m CH3COOH = [Λ°mCH3COO- + Λ°mNa+]+[ Λ°mH++ Λ°mCl-]-[ Λ°m Na+ + Λ°mCl-] (i)
What is the expression of Λ°m for an electrolyte AmBn ?
(ii) Define limiting molar conductivity.
(iii) Calculate Λ°m for AgCl if Λ°m (AgNO3) = 133.4, Λ°m(KCl)=149.9, Λ°m(KNO3)=144.9
Scm2mol-1
OR
 Calculate Λ°m for HAc if Λ°m (HCl) = 425.9, Λ°m(NaCl)=126.4, Λ°m(NaAc)=91.0 Scm2mol-1
32. The standard electrode potentials are very important and we can extract a lot of useful information
from them. If the standard electrode potential of an electrode is greater than Zero then it’s reduced
form is more stable compared to hydrogen gas. Similarly, if the standard electrode potential is
negative than hydrogen gas is more stable than the reduced form of the species. It can be seen that
the standard electrode potential for Fluorine is the highest indicating that F2 gas has the maximum
tendency to get reduced to Fluoride ion F- and therefore Fluorine gas is the strongest oxidizing agent
and Fluoride ion is the weakest reducing agent.
(i) Which element can act as the strongest reducing agent?
(ii) How cell potential can be measured?
(iii) Which electrode can work as anode in galvanic cell?
(iv) Find out E°Cell for Zn/Zn2+(0.1M//Cu2+(0.10M)/Cu
[given E°Zn2+/Zn and E°Cu2+/Cu are -0.76 V and +0.34 V respectively]
OR
Write cell reaction for the above galvanic cell and mention cathode and anode.
SECTION E
The following questions are long answer type and carry 5 marks each. Two questions have an internal
choice.

33. a. Why does the cell voltage of a mercury cell remain constant during its life time ?
b. Write the reaction occurring at anode and cathode and the products of electrolysis of aq
KCl.
c. What is the pH of HCl solution when the hydrogen gas electrode shows a potential of -0.59
V at standard temperature and pressure?
OR
a. Molar conductivity of substance “A” is 5.9×103 S/m and “B” is 1 x 10-16 S/m. Which of the two is
most likely to be copper metal and why?
b. What is the quantity of electricity in Coulombs required to produce 4.8 g of Mg from molten MgCl 2?
How much Ca will be produced if the same amount of electricity was passed through molten CaCl 2?
(Atomic mass of Mg = 24 u, atomic mass of Ca = 40 u).
c. What is the standard free energy change for the following reaction at room temperature? Is the
reaction spontaneous?
Sn(s) + 2Cu2+ (aq) ----🡪 Sn2+ (aq) + 2Cu+ (s)

Given E°Sn2+/Sn and E°Cu2+/Cu are -0.14 V and +0.34 V respectively

34. (i) State Faraday’s Laws of electrolysis?

(ii)Three electrolytic cells A, B, C containing solutions of ZnSO 4 , AgNO3 and CuSO4 respectively are
connected in series. A steady current of 1.5 amperes was passed through them until 1.45 g of silver
deposited at the cathode of cell B. How long did the current flow? What mass of copper and zinc were
deposited?
35. The molar conductivity of 0.025 mol L-1 methanoic acid is 46.1 S cm2mol- . Calculate its degree of
dissociation and dissociation constant. Given = 349.6 S cm2mol-1
and
OR
(a) Depict the galvanic cell in which the reaction takes place.
Zn(s) + 2Ag+(aq) →Zn2+(aq) + 2Ag Further show: (i) Which of the electrode is negatively charged? (ii)
The carriers of the current in the cell.
(iii) Individual reaction at each electrode.
(b) A solution of Ni (NO3)2 is electrolysed between platinum electrodes using a current of 5 amperes
for 20 minutes. What mass of Ni is deposited at the cathode?