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CALCULATING POTENTIAL
« on: July 18, 2009, 02:29:35 PM »
Given the following half-reactions:

 Ce4+ + e− → Ce3+      E° = 1.72 V 
 Fe3+ + e− → Fe2+      E° = 0.771 V 

A solution is prepared by mixing 10. mL of 0.30 M Fe2+ with 9.0 mL of 0.12 M Ce4+.

What is the potential of a platinum electrode dipped into the resulting, equilibrated, solution (relative to SHE)?

I am not rly sure how to use the concentrations to calculate the potential. Is there some formula that I can use???

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Re: CALCULATING POTENTIAL
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2009, 05:22:09 PM »
Nernst equation.
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Re: CALCULATING POTENTIAL
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2009, 06:21:44 PM »
If the qn is asking for the E0cell then can i not just substract the anode E0 from the cathode E0 because the solution is at equilibrium which means that the E will be = 0

or if i do use the nernst eqn then:
E0 = .05961 / n * log( [Ce3+][Fe3+] / [Ce4+][Fe2+]
I dont know how to find the [Fe3+] or [Ce3+]
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Re: CALCULATING POTENTIAL
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2009, 07:03:03 PM »
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